Blue and I were up at 3:45AM this morning. A pot of coffee and out the door to explore our world. The beach was deserted all but for the kids who sleep along the boardwalk. We had a great walk, but the dawn broke under cloudy skies. Blue had a good run while I waited for the sunrise. Unfortunately, it never came, as a result of the clouds. We headed back to the trailer at 7AM. More coffee, a quick "Artist Statement" for the booth and something to eat. We will run out to the Office Depot and get the statement printed out and laminated. Than off to registration. Capt Bill says it is raining in the county this morning. It is raining here, but is predicted to blow out by late afternoon. The weekend looks great.

We got set up (tent, display, loaded in crates, etc.) and are ready to load in the panels tomorrow morning. We started at noon and finished by 4PM. We had to dolly everything in, but the volunteer got us pretty close to the Boardwalk. We only had to carry in about a block and a half. It was hot! After we got as far as we could, we came back to the RV and used our new camping grill (a Fathers' Day Gift from Jess & John & the Kids) to cook up some "Back Strap" steaks (again, a gift from Jess & John) "jumpin' johnny" beans and wild rice. Sherry did a great job with dinner! The grill worked great and the meal was fabulous. After dinner we were going to walk, but the weather turned foul, with thunderstorms accompanied by torrential rain. So we are socked in for the evening. Oh yeah, on our way in we stopped by the Dairy Queen and got The Blue Dog a vanilla ice cream. She loves ice cream and showed her gratitude with copious tail wagging. Currently, she is napping at my feet, after a big day at the Ocean.