Day 7 - Rest Day

Today was a rest day.  The kids played some on their iPods (we have no tv) and we went down to the rocks in back of our house at low tide to look for shells.  We found lots of shells, hermit crabs and some fish and sea urchins. It's rocky by us but at low tide, there is a wide pool about 1.5 feet deep that was fun for wading and so clear.  After shell collecting, we walked a little way south along the beach to a small hotel (Hotel Playa Negra) with a restaurant/bar (open air of course) that was yummy. A stray dog followed us all the way home attracted to the take out box but it went back to the hotel when we went in and didn't feed it.

After lunch, more relaxing was on the schedule.  We read books, played games and played ping pong until Amanda and Jake got in from New York.  We were so happy to see them and they were happy to get here after crazy roads and a few rainstorms (here it was perfect all day until 4:30).  Since they live in New York, they were especially unprepared to drive on these roads!

Chilled out at the house and then to the pizzeria for dinner ...

looking for shells.  my job is to hold the bucket ...

alex the explorer