Wind, Sand and Surf

My neighbor and I took our kids on an impromptu trip to Grand Haven yesterday to see how the waves looked with the high winds we were having. OH MY! Amazing!! It was blowing so hard, we could hardly stand up and we had to hang onto the kids. The sand was stinging our faces and entering every nook and cranny on our bodies. I didn't dare take my camera outside because it would be full of sand, so I snapped these pictures from inside the van. (We lasted only a couple of minutes outside anyway!)

 

 

The city was scooping sand drifts off the road so the road wouldn't get closed shut.

 

 

The pier was barely visible; it was totally awash in huge waves. One lone guy was foolish enough to try to surf these waves. Can't imagine the undertow!