We went to the beach yesterday. Our favorite little local’s beach, Los Pinos. Kids were out in force dressed in their best bra and undies. The unpretentiousness of the locals here makes my day. As soon as we entered the water the kids swarmed us to let us know that there are sea urchins in the rocks. The rocky bottom is about fifty feet off the beach, and we probably wouldn’t have swam over that area anyway, but it was nice of the kids to rush over and warn us. They then watched Ouest get washed around in the waves. They started to rush over to help her, but then stopped and turned to me with a surprised look and asked if she knew how to swim. Once our safety was firmly established they were able to go about their business.
Lowe is fearless in the water. To a fault. He willingly jumps off into deep water knowing full well that he won’t be back on the surface until I pick him up and lift him out. He squeals, laughs, and jumps right off the board. He spends two to five seconds underwater paddling and kicking, then gets lifted to the surface still laughing—and squirming to do it again. He does it over and over again without a break long enough to even catch his breath. Things are going to get real crazy when he actually can swim.
This morning we invited Ali’s parents on a walk up to the lighthouse. After reaching about the one-fourth mark they were wondering if our intent was to kill them. Admittedly eleven a.m. is not the ideal time to make this hike as the entire thing is done in direct sun, but I swear there was no intent to kill. At least not until we’re certain of the contents of the will.
After Ouest got done with school we all loaded up and headed across town for dinner on the beach.
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Love that picture of Ali holding sleepy Lowe in the bus 🙂
El Faro and then the hot bus ride…love it. I remember getting on those buses and jumping in the first seat that had a window that could open to the blowing air to cool off. The hike up El Farro is much harder than it looks, but the view is worth it. We stayed on anchor right in the middle of the Old Harbor for over a month while waiting for transmission parts in 09. The biggest draw-back wasn’t the sewage processing plant, it was the midnight wedding parties at Club Nautic when Tehano bands would play their music until 5am. Good memories!
I was just thinking how much your kids are going to love having these posts to look back on when they’re all grown up. Imagine having your whole life documented like this! Times certainly have changed since when I (age 52) grew up. Beautiful photos. Can’t believe how much Ali looks like her mom. Some photos I have to do a double take to figure out who is who!