We had the amazing opportunity to spend a weekend at St. James (next to Oak Island, NC) for FREE! Several months ago, Chris saw an ad in their Fort Bragg newspaper encouraging soldiers to apply for a free beach getaway. (Apparently folks donate their condos on weekends from March-October for service members.) But not only was the actual place free of cost, they paid for the ENTIRE weekend. The fridge was completely stocked with homemade ziti and meatballs, juices, milk, fruit, and cheeses. There were buckets of new sand and beach toys for the boys as well as free passes to the aquarium, vouchers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner both days, and $75 in gas money!! Incredible, isn't it?
The "breakfast basket" they left...
Henry going through the toy basket...
The boys room. They were so excited because they had their own bathroom and small kitchenette!
The condo sat right on the golf course so the view was beautiful...
Check out all the food they gave us for 2 days. We didn't even use one of the lunch vouchers because we just couldn't eat it all.
Getting ready to hit the pool!
The boys loved our visit to the aquarium...
Here they are petting sharks!
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After watching "Jaws" several times,
James is very cautious (i.e. scared crazy) of sharks! |
We all had a wonderful getaway and were completely humbled by their amazing generosity.
Oh. My. Gosh. I can't believe that was all paid for!! How exciting!
ReplyDeleteAnd Henry in those googles...... :D