Outerbanks 2002

Our trip to the Outer Banks

June 2002

Tracy & Elena, Bobby, Meghan, Mary Lou, Al, Barbara, Christy & Josh, Mary, Elizabeth, Jan

Josh and Elena enjoying some time on the beach. Funny, neither one really wanted to get in the sand.

Josh checking out the sand

Meghan coming to show us the critters she's finding.

Jan and Bobby with the sea Kayak

Jan taking the Kayak out for some fun.

Jan riding a wave in.

Gary and Josh playing in the water. Josh loved it.

Bobby and Gary playing bocce ball.

Tracy, Christy, Bobby & Gary playing bocce ball

Meghan, Bobby Elena & Tracy

Mary (Josh's Grandmom) and Josh

Jan and Elizabeth in the living room of our beach house

Josh showing us how well he can walk now.

Josh loves ice cream

Josh, Jan and Josh's fish pillow

And now, for what you all have been waiting for....our "Big Fish Story" pictures

Gary enjoying the ride out to sea

Bobby relaxing (he never would have guessed what was in store for him today!)

One of several container ships we saw during the day. This one was carrying Del-Monte containers. Maybe they were full of bananas.

Jan

Our first dolphin of the day.

Bobby hooks something.

This fish was soooo big it required anchoring Bobby in "the chair". It also required anchoring the reel to the chair so it's not jerked out of Bobby's hands. Gary was guiding the chair in the direction of the fish.

Gary and Bobby. Bobby worked on reeling this in for close to 3 hours!

After three hours of fighting the big fish Bobby was worn out. He turned the reel over to another guy on the boat that worked the reel for about 20 minutes, then "Fog" the ship's Mate took over for about 15 minutes then quickly gave up the reel to who you see in this picture, Gary. Gary eventually got the fish up from the depths and next to the boat so that Fog could gaff it.