[nagdu] Our trip to the shore

[Sheila Leigland]

wow that sounds like a lot of fun and I'm glad you had no access 
problems with Ben. He's a sweet labrador.
On 9/22/2013 9:16 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> My husband and I just got back from a trip to the Jersey Shore, Cape 
> May, to be exact, way at the other end of Jersey.  We hadn't been to 
> the beach in years, and we had a great time.  We are both blind, but 
> the Sendero GPS worked well at letting us know where we were and which 
> way to head.  That, and asking people for directions.  We did a lot of 
> walking, and Ben is glad to be home, getting some rest before I have 
> to go into the office tomorrow.
> At first, Ben seemed to like the beach.  We walked along the wet sand, 
> and he kept angling towards the ocean.  So I took off my socks and 
> shoes, and Ben's harness, and we went down by the water.  I thought 
> that, when he got his feet wet, he'd want to jump back, but he wanted 
> to go into the waves instead.  I didn't let him though--they seemed 
> pretty fast and strong to me.
> But, after a day or so, Ben stopped wanting to go to the beach. I'd 
> try to get him to turn into the entrance, and he'd say there was a 
> wall there, and we couldn't possibly go that way.  I had to be very 
> stern with him.  I don't know if he didn't like the sand on his paws, 
> or if he just thought it was real boring, hanging out on the sand. It 
> wasn't hot, so that wasn't it.
> But we had a great time, and no access problems of any kind.We went 
> shopping in the mall, wandering into shops that sounded or smelled 
> interesting.  We were walking past a bar one night after dinner, and 
> heard a fine musician, so stopped to have a beer and listen.  We took 
> a trolley tour and a walking tour, or just strolled around, or hung 
> out on the beach.
> Anyway, that was our little vacation adventure.
> Tracy
>
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