Bradley Beach's Lifeguard Competition

 This has become a yearly tradition for us... we get Fins and then head out to the Cliff Ave. beach in Bradley to watch the lifeguard competition. Lifeguards from ten local beaches compete in swimming relays, running, boating, and boarding.

Although I thought we'd be rooting for Avon, the boys were excited to cheer for the home team... Bradley was #10.

They had to swim/row/board out to these flags and come back.

The waves were wicked rough... the guard above was yelling "Right arm!" to tell the (backwards) rowers to move over a bit...

There were several boats that capsized... lots of water in them... but the lifeguards were great about minimizing the damage and getting the boats out of the water safely.

 

 This is called "Shake and Bake". Basically, you wet yourself, then roll in the sand... then wet yourself again. The boys learned it from other kids on the beach... Great! Let's just say you can get sand in EVERY CREVICE of your body if you choose to Shake and Bake ;)

 And what night would be complete without a little Strollo's?
The boys are really into the Root Beer and Lemon flavors... my new fav is Mango with Vanilla soft serve. Yum!