Crazy Canuck "Chills" on the Beach

Well, it's official, I am crazy about the beach. The weather has been lousy, cold and windy but that didn't stop us from heading out to Isla Blanca on our holiday Monday. We bundled up a little more than usual and for the first time we didn't actually do any swimming, but we had a fine time making sand castles and "found item art". Max and I scoured the beach looking for things we could use to make pictures on the sand, much fun! I did have to clarify that I was looking for natural items and not all the trash that was lying around, who wants to see a mermaid made with old shoes and broken beer bottles? There's not a huge amount of trash on Isla Blanca and what is there pretty obviously came from boats, there just isn't enough beach traffic to warrant the pieces we found. Please, clean up after yourself on the beach and don't throw trash off of your boats, let's keep the ocean a beautiful and pure place!

Big Sky Day on Isla Blanca


First Attempt: Found Item Reindeer


Beach Kitty


Princesa del Mar
Princess of the Sea

Early afternoon and it got a little too windy for us, the sand was stinging and getting in Max's eyes so we went for a little drive to see what we could see. I'd always been curious about the Ikarus Kite Boarding School so we stopped in to check out the lay of the land. I was so glad we did, it was beautiful! The wind was perfect for the sport and there were lots of folks out flying on their boards with their multi-coloured sails. It looks like a tonne of fun, but a whole lot of work too, these guys had some impressive arms!

We continued our little journey by driving out to the end of the road. It's not the end of the island but it is as far as you can go driving. We had a quick look around at the lagoon side, had a little refreshment at the beach shack restaurant (no running water or electricity, it's rustic!) and decided that we had had enough wind for the day. My ears still hurt, it was certainly gusty!

Lagoon Side of Isla Blanca
A Different Kind of Pretty


Ocean Side at the End of the Road


Fancy Schmancy Eatin'

So, a different kind of beach day for us, but no less fun than those hot scorching days. I am hoping this weather turns around, I certainly don't need a cold winter here, I can get those back in Canada! I have to say though, it's a whole lot easier to deal with sand whipping us in the face than snow or ice!

Ok, off to find some mittens, it's a freezing 75 F here, brrrrrrr! ;-)