Girls Just Wanna Have Sun

My great friend Michelle called a few days ago to say her husband and two boys were heading to Seattle to catch a Mariners game and she would have Sunday all to herself. I jumped at the chance to have her all to myself and suggested we do something, anything that meant hanging together for the day. I thought maybe a pedicure, then a picnic at the beach as the weather forecast was for sun and heat. But Michelle's toes didn't need doing and neither of us felt like preparing for a picnic. It was a day off for both of us. Let someone else do the preparing.

We headed to White Rock, a seaside community that is about forty-five minutes south of Vancouver and a mere five minutes to the US border.


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I had heard about a great restaurant called Washington Avenue Grill (WAG for short) and friends of Michelle's had just recently eaten there and given it the thumbs up. We arrived around 12:30pm, settled into a table in the atrium (with a view of the beach)


















and ordered a Corona, a Hoegaarden, and dry ribs as an appie. The restaurant was quiet so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. It was glorious. Fish and chips for a main course, another beer each and we were both happy. We paid the bill and headed to the beach.


The rest of the pictures pretty much speak for themselves.

















Pebbles -- just because I love pebbles.
















The tide was out and the beach went on and on.














Michelle's toes (see, they really don't need doing) and someone else's footprints.











The someone else?






















Just thought they looked lovely.











And don't we?
















Lucky homeowners.
















A bit of green to cool our feet.
















White Rock pier.
















The main street.

We strolled the town for a few hours until the heat turned us towards Michelle's air conditioned van and home. It was a great day and a great way to spend a sunny Sunday -- with a great friend, just talking and laughing. Just the two of us.