You never know what you’ll find when you go to the beach
March 4, 2008 – 4:22 pmOn Sunday we decided to spend our afternoon at the beach. It was another beautiful day, and really there’s no better way to spend a sunny afternoon then by the water. With the sand and the glistening water and the boats… it’s magical.
So we were wandering down the beach when up ahead I saw something. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was… possibly some type of seaweed all coiled and glistening next to a mound of sand and… drift wood?
I was still trying to make sense of what I was seeing when Jay said, “It’s a dead seal.”
And it all came into focus. The coiled glistening thing? Guts. The mound? Body. And that bleached white part over there? Skull.
Ugh.
I felt rather sick to my stomach and quickly pulled CJ further away from the carcass. He, of course, wanted to get a closer look.
On down the beach to a rocky area where we carefully climbed over slippery rocks to peer in tide pools. An anemone! Cool!
I was leading the way, trying my best to keep my shoes from getting wet, when I saw something. I leapt clear into the air and gave a little yelp.
I frantically waved my arms at Jay and CJ. “Turn around!” I ordered, “let’s not go this way.”
But Jay was already looking past me at the source of my dismay. Teeth, perfectly in a line connected to a fleshy pink gum.
Ugh.
“They’re not REAL, Jen,” he informed me. And, of course once he said it, I could see that he was right. They were too clean, too perfect… the gums too pink. It was a piece of someone’s denture.
Still… I carefully stepped around it, pulling CJ with me.
On our way back we are discussing the day’s adventures.
“We saw TWO yucky things!” CJ says happily. In his book, there’s nothing like yuckiness to make a day GOOD.
“We sure did,” I say, shuddering at the memory.
Jay nods. “You never know what you’ll find when you go to the beach,” he says sagely.
Isn’t that a fact?!
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By Mrs. F on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Ugh, sounds utterly disgusting. My little man would have loved it!
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By We are THAT Family on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Yuck! If they smelled, I would have been a gonner.
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By Groovy Mom on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Such adventure! I’m not sure we’ve ever had that much excitement at the beach. I’ll have to go more often. ;-)
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By Kimmylyn on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
I just threw up a little.. bleh.. But it did sound like some day at the beach.. ey?
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By jennifer on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Yikes I was afraid you were going to tell us that you all happened upon a grizzly murder scene!
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By janet on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
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By CC on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Ugh! But it sure was a gorgeous day on Sunday!!!
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By Chris Austria on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Any day at the beach with your children is a good thing. I would’ve loved to see that disgusting thing…LOL
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By Rosie on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Oh my God! Not nice. I suppose on the positive side atleast it was not that man again washing himself in public! You do seem to come across some strange sights when you go on your outings - in a funny and sometimes not so funny way! Whatever next??
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By Day Dreamer on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
If it was dead AND it had odor, my sons would be fighting me to seeeee iiiiit!
I miss the beach!
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By A Mom Two Boys on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
You, my friend, need to stop going anywhere near bodies of water. This instant. Who knows what you’ll come across next. I get the willies just thinking of the possibilities.
A naked man wearing someone else’s discarded dentures and rubbing dead seal blubber all over his bottom is the LEAST of the horrid possibilities.
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By Jenni on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
Dead animals and false teeth? Oh, my boys would have been in heaven!
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By thediaperdiaries on Mar 4, 2008 | Reply
At least it wasn’t another naked guy.
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By MommyTime on Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
“You never know…” said in a sing-song voice is my son’s favorite phrase. I hope he never gets to say it over that kind of stuff at the beach, though. I don’t have the stomach for it.
PS Over on my blog, there’s a little something for you today. Come grab it.
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By Heather on Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
My husband and I are taking a four-day trip to Fort Lauderdale this weekend. With no little boys to urge us on, and this post fresh in my mind, I’ll be sure not to do any beach treasure hunting.
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By Nadine on Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
EWW! Disgusting.
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By carrie on Mar 5, 2008 | Reply
I totally thought it was gonna be another naked guy!
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By Shannon on Mar 6, 2008 | Reply
THIS is why I prefer a pool to the beach.
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By Clink on Mar 9, 2008 | Reply
Oh my goodness…I really need to move to the NW. You guys see all sorts of great stuff! The best I saw on my walk the other day was a chicken in the road.
And yes…I did wonder to myself if she was actually crossing it.
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