We headed towards Plum Island, which is about an hour out of downtown. On our way, we stopped at one of two Sonics in the entire state of Massachusetts — something all four of us miss from "back home." The limeades made the rest of the trip go quickly, and in no time we had paid for parking and were rounding the corner to the beach.
We laid out our towels, ate brownies, made sand turtles, and Fox and Ian decided to be boys and jump into the frigid Atlantic.
The rhythm of the waves and the cool ocean breeze drifting over the hot sand was a recipe for nap time.
We woke up completely relaxed and decided ice cream was the next destination. Sarah navigated us through downtown Newburyport and found Gram's, thanks to her handy Google phone (oh, to work at Google and get all the cool new phones for free!).
After finishing off several large scoops between the four of us, Fox drove us back, sans GPS, and found a beautiful drive back to Boston. It was a perfect way to spend a hot afternoon!
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