Life's a beach....

We have adapted to living on the beach pretty well. The sun is hot and although clouds threaten most days, it is hot by mid-day - especially off the beach. It tends to be windy here this time of year and storms come up suddenly. Last night we experienced the north wind that the fishermen love and the tourists not so much. Our hotel has an oasis in the courtyard around the pool so we can always sit there.

 

The wind and high tide have revealed the most bizarre thing. Horseshoe crabs with brittle ten-inch long shells litter the tide line by the hundreds. Apparently so caught up in mating, they don't realize they are dangerously higher than they should be and end up stranded when the tide goes down.