Pictures from Holden Beach – May 2016 – Anne's Travels

June 4, 2016

Enjoying the sunset on Holden Beach, North Carolina

So I just spent a week and a half at peaceful Holden Beach, North Carolina…

Walking around the fishing pier... I think the photographer got a little artsy...Holden Beach, North Carolina — Walking around the fishing pier… I think the photographer got a little artsy…

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We rented a house (review coming soon!), rode bikes, walked the beach, played in the ocean, built sand castles and sand sculptures, cooked up a storm (and reveled in Tropical Storm Bonnie), watched the sunset, and generally had an all-out great time!

Shrimp boat off the coast of Holden Beach, North Carolina — Shrimp boat off the coast

Here are some pictures from the trip – enjoy!

We started out the trip with this beautiful rainbow of the canal behind our beach house

Fun in the sand…

Sand sea serpent #1, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Sand sea serpent #1

Sand sea serpent #2, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Sand sea serpent #2

Swirly sand castle, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Swirly sand castle

Big sand castle with lots of bridges and archways, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Big sand castle with lots of bridges and archways

Someone decided this (deceased) crab needed to be part of the sand castle... Holden Beach, North Carolina — Someone decided this (deceased) crab needed to be part of the sand castle…

“Drip Castles” made by letting wet sand drip through the fingers

A couple nights we walked down to the fishing pier to enjoy the sunset

Flowers along the boardwalk to the beach, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Flowers along the boardwalk to the beach

Walking down to the pier, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Walking down to the pier

Walking under the pier at sunset, Holden Beach, North Carolina — Walking under the pier

The fishing pier on Holden Beach, North Carolina — The fishing pier

Sunset under the pier on Holden Beach, North Carolina — Sunset under the pier

Walking back home on Holden Beach Ocean Blvd W, North Carolina — Walking back home

There was finally enough wind to fly kites, too

The — The “new” delta stunt kite on its trial run

The three best-flying kites - a parastunt, a delta stunt, and a box kite that lazily spins as it flies. On Holden Beach, North Carolina — The three best-flying kites – a parastunt, a delta stunt, and a box kite that lazily spins as it flies

And it was warm enough to swim, so we did it multiple times a day!

The waves were pretty good too - thanks to Tropical Depression Bonnie coming in - Holden Beach, North Carolina — The waves were pretty good too – thanks to Tropical Depression Bonnie coming in

Jumping the waves on Holden Beach, North Carolina — Jumping the waves

We saw some wildlife too (both dead and alive – the younger ones had a marvelous time catching marsh crabs in the evenings)

An egret on our deck down by the canal, Holden Beach, North Carolina — An egret on our deck down by the canal

A (deceased) crab we found down on the beach - it was later given a burial in a — A (deceased) crab we found down on the beach – it was later given a burial in a “strip mine” they’d made in the sand under the house. I wonder how many other crabs have had the honor of being interned in a strip mine?

And then the last night there was another gorgeous double rainbow over the canal (and the houses they were building next door). Then, as we drove out, an enormous rainbow was touching down on the highway in front of us and arching upward into the sky. How cool is all that!?!? Holden Beach, North Carolina — And then the last night there was another gorgeous double rainbow over the canal (and the houses they were building next door). Then, as we drove out, an enormous rainbow was touching down on the highway in front of us and arching upward into the sky. How cool is all that!?!?

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