lake versus ocean

Thursday morning we decided to head over to one of our favorite family spots, "Gun Lake."  The weather forcast was to be hot and muggy, perfect for beach fun.  We loaded up the van and headed over.  Arriving at Gun Lake the sky was overcast but the air was warm as was the water.  In a manner of minutes we were all in the water playing.  Though the sun peaked out on occasion we all preferred it to be overcast; it wasn't blazing hot, nor did we have to squint.  Den readied the grill and cooked us up some fine burgers and hot dogs, then it was off  for more water fun.  We practically had the beach to ourselves, at least one end.  Colson and I had fun writing words in the sand as well as a family sand castle building contest (I think Brennan and I won!) and then the dark clouds started rolling in.  It wasn't long and we decided to head for home before the sky opened up and let loose.  We didn't get too far from the beach before we saw evidence of rain and as we got closer to home we drove through a torrential downpour; flooded roads, ditches, branches and limbs down!  We found half of our area without power, of course all the main stops, "Krogers, Rite-Aid, Walgreens, RED BOX (a real bummer)".  We were hoping we would be without power (crazy I know) as the kids thought it would be fun to experience it! Of course Den was happy our home wasn't affected (with not so fond memories of bailing out the sump-pump for hours on end).  Once home we quickly unloaded the "stuff" and made it inside before the clouds let loose their fury! Once showered and the laundry (literally) pitched down the basement stairs (of which it stayed until Friday morning) we all decided that the OCEAN was by far better than Gun Lake.  The OCEAN isn't dirty, the sand is clean and we hardly had any in our suits; however Gun Lake is dirty, you bring an entire sandbox home  in your swimsuits, and it smells of fish! so now after a vacation to the ocean my family is HOOKED and already planning our next vist! LOVE IT!