 Ocean City Maryland. A pefect wave.
|  A parasailer gets a birds eye view of the beach.
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 Strong rip tides made it prudent to stay close to shore and the life guards. Saturday and Sunday, August 28-29 had nearly 500 life guard rescues.
|  People admiring the waves.
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 Tides were running a little high most of the week.
|  Looking north from 69th Street.
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 My little spot on the beach.
|  Almost a full moon!
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 The OC Rocket. What a fun ride!
|  The Route 50 bridge as seen from the OC Rocket.
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 West Ocean City.
|  Pretty homes on the shore of the bay in West OC.
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 The entertainment pier in OC.
|  A view of the boardwalk from the OC Rocket.
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 Castle in the Sand.
|  Bright colored umbrellas offer some respite form the sun.
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 A hotel, but I don't know which one.
|  The Pyramid.
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 Stinky Beach, a favorite getaway spot for West OC dwellers.
|  Some work boats.
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 Under the Route 50 bridge.
|  Sunset on Thursday night began quietly.
BJ's on the Bay is a great place to combine a good meal with a great view of the sunset.
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 Notice the osprey on his nest.
|  Ahhhhh, Now I'm beginning to see the WOW sunset I was hoping for!
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 The approaching clouds from Hurricane Earl made this a spectacular sunset.
|  Friday morning dawned gray with a wild ocean.
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 By noon Friday the inlet parking lot was partially flooded.
|  The inlet pier Frday around 1 PM.
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 Lots of press were there trying to make a story out of an hour of rain and some high seas.
|  By late Friday afternoon the sky was getting brighter but the ocean was still really wild.
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 6 PM Friday. Hurricane? What hurricane??
|  Friday at sunset.
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 Sunset Friday and time to start packing for the trip home.
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