Last week Coco & I traveled to the Outer Banks with the amazing photographer and good friend
Honour Hiers-Mann and her dogs to join in on a mid-wedding season vaca organized by the always fun and fearless
Shay Brown. The journey was long and rather adventuresome as it required 4-wheeling about 11 miles to our house - the island had no real roads, only beach and random matted-down sand paths that required gunning your vehicle over sand dunes to reach! What a bunch we were....seven adults, seven dogs and a beautiful 3 month old baby. It was quite a busy house as the dogs were much more of a handful than the baby. After a few scuffles for dominance, the house soon settled. Coco readily submitted - it was her only defense.
We were treated to fun, exploration, relaxation, little cell and internet connections and way too much great food - mostly cooked by the wonderful artist and potter
Michael Hofman. Once we discovered his culinary talents, he was appointed honorary chef and we never looked back. He was a good sport and a great person to get to know. It was just the perfect amount of time to be away and soon Thursday came and it was time to come back to daily life.
Honour and I made our journey back to Asheville rested and ready to jump back into the demands of a working photographer's life. Albeit, a few pounds heavier!
Oh yes, let's not forget Honour's beloved Shih Tzu - Chrissy Lou....
...or as she became affectionately known, "Empress Lu" - said with an accent, of course. The second smallest dog in the bunch, but mighty, she quickly became top dog of the house. She was kind to Coco though and mostly ignored her puppy-like antics.
