Speaking of Hot!

Have I mentioned a time or twenty that it's hot here?!  We were sitting around in a heat stupor today and finally mustered up the energy to get ourselves to the beach like everyone else in town.  We drove out of town a little bit in search of a different beach.  When we stumbled upon this place we decided to give it a try!

It was beautiful and interesting.  We had to hike a bit of a steep trail to get down to the beach.  The beach was rocky- big smooth boulders- up until a few meters out.  Just at  the point where I could barely touch it was sandy.  The water was crystal clear and absolutely beautiful.

Most families brought little grills and were cooking out.

Please don't tell anyone... Lucy is actually a mermaid!

The sun was partially blocked by the cliff so we were in the shade.

We didn't venture out to the island off the coast.

Much to our surprise, Callie wanted to follow in her brother's footsteps and jump off this rock.
We were so happy because she typically hates to put her head under water.

Of course, Noah is always up for an adventure.
He begged us to let him climb the cliff and jump in.  Um... no!

This little gem of a beach was just what we needed.  It was so beautiful, cool, and refreshing.  After sweating to death all morning, we came home with much better attitudes!