Day 31 - Costa del Sol in Daylight

Everyone had a good sleep and we all got up after some TV time to grab some breakfast. The kids were able to have some pancakes and Correen had her eggs over easy. The hotel was hopping this morning with Spanish reggae and techno blasting from loudspeakers. As the day progressed more and more El Salvadorans showed up to enjoy the restaurant and beach. We figured this would have been the designation for the hourly rate discussed the last evening, but also not entirely sure of that either. The kids played in the pool first and then we made way for the beach with borrowed boogie boards.

The surf here was quite nice and the beach was huge and not inhabited by tourists. This was local territory and we enjoyed watching the fishing boats going out from the shore to check their nets out at sea. As we swam the waters we enjoyed watching the pelicans gently gliding their wingtips along the crests of the waves only tens of meters from us. The kids played on the boogie boards with my help; launching them with the propelling waves for the hopeful ride to the shore. It was heaps of fun and even Correen and I gave it go as well. We spent about 1 1/2 - 2 hours in the water and on the beach. The kids chased little crabs around the sand and even caught a couple to examine closely in their hands.

We returned to our hotel for some lunch and the kids played in the pool for much of the afternoon. Tegan even had a little friend to play with. Alexa was her name and she was a little younger than Tegan. Tegan, Elliot and Alexa all played together in and out of the pool. Alexa was interested in doing anything we were doing including joining us for a drive to the store down the street. I even fixed her knee up after a fall with a couple of bandaids. She sure did like the attention from us.

The crowd was still around until late afternoon when they all packed up and left, leaving only 2-3 couples staying the night at the hotel. Our night consisted of dinner, some more swimming in the pool, then some TV and finally bed. It was a day absorbed at a comfortable pace.