Peace, smiles and sandy feet!

Well, we arrived a month ago and have settled into beach life in Santa Marianita, Ecuador. Some things are the same as life in Canada. We have a home to clean, meals to prepare and laundry piles up here too! However, some things are very different. If you have never lived for an extended period of time on a beach you may not realize that the beach makes it way inside the house. Also, the stretch of beach we are living on is known for it's excellent wind for kite surfing so add wind to the beach and the sand can fly!

Santa Marianita - Ecuador

Also, since our children our not in school, we are homeschooling so the beach becomes the source of many inquires. How do the tides work? Why is sand different colours? How do whales migrate? All these and more as we explore the learning that the beach effortlessly provides for us.

Whales

The beach has also become our entertainment. Our ears have become attuned to the sound of the Pinguino Ice Cream bike as he rides up and down the beach selling delicious cool treats for $1 or $2. The innovative bike that makes slushies on the beach intrigues us. The swings made from old kite surfing belts.

The beach also offers friendship. Kids naturally gravitate to each other especially when you are building a sand castle. The adults often gravitate towards each other over a cup of coffee in the morning or 'happy hour' later in the day.

We are genuinely appreciative that we get to experience this together as a family. We are living on the same property as our friend who moved down here years ago to build this place of escape and solitude yet is also comes with community and a deeper connection.

Life at the beach comes with the beauty of the water. The ocean is majestic and all powerful. The ocean is always at work, never resting. A continuous connection to the moon and the sun. Flowing in and out as a constant force.

As the sun sets on another beach day from us to you -

Peace, smiles and sandy feet.

Amy :)