Magnolia Beach, RV Trip 2018

Ben heard about a beach where you can boondock (park an RV with no electricity or water hookup) for free on the Gulf area of Texas. It was ideal because it had free showers, picnic tables, and sea shell-packed beaches instead of sand the truck would sink into.

The wind from the sea was really strong.

The kids liked throwing things for the sea gulls to catch.

Of course, investigating cool rocks and shells was fun.

And searching for crabs: there were many!

But the favorite thing to do was to get on the edge of the waves and let them bounce them up and down.


Since it was tropical storm season, it rained every thirty minutes off and on, but this beach is in a bay that the storm wasn’t actually coming through. On our last day there, however, the flash flood warnings and tornado warnings were constant.

We made it out without mishaps.

Spring Break in San José del Cabo

I haven't posted in a while because it seemed everyone kept catching a sickness and when one round would finish a different sickness would start a new one. Adjusting to everyone being in school with germs passed around different from Abu Dhabi has really been an adjustment!

But now, we are well,thankfully, and we've been enjoying our spring break!

We have gone to the beach, the park and running several times already.

 Talia LOVES the water but the boys are scared of it. I think it may have to do with this particular beach having strong, loud waves. They must sound intimidating to a little boy. However, the boys love to play in the sand. Ezra's favorite game is to play peekaboo with his toes. 

Elias and I will cover his feet with sand and ask him where they are. He giggles and kicks off all of the dirt.

Talia and I have been able to go running together. She is really good! Talia is strong, energetic and has a lot of stamina. She makes me run faster than I would alone. Sometimes on our runs we go by the estuary and watch the ducks.

We are looking forward to visiting some nearby markets and towns also. It's so nice to have time to relax!

Happy Spring Break!

 

Texans in Cabo

My mom and my sister were able to visit us over Christmas break for three and a half days.

We took them to church with us, introduced them to a great taco place, visited the municipal market, taught a cinnamon roll class and went to the beach! I think we crammed a lot for so little time. My mom took this photo of us at the beach (and has the other photos.)

We hope they can come back soon!

Tropical Storms and Beaches

Many people move here for the beaches. Ironically, we haven't been able to visit a beach since we arrived September 4. After all of the sickness last week ending in Talia's mild version of what they think was dengue, I needed to run again. This weekend we've been visited by tropical storm Sandra (who was thankfully downgraded from a hurricane) so it has been raining the entire time. When the rain finally let up Talia and I went for a walk, and this time, we figured out how to get to the beach!

The waves were marbled green, wild and moody, but so cathartic. I can't wait to run here next time. Next to the beach are a herd of horses! We love to see them and say hi on our way by.

Our school hosts a 3K-5K-10K and I think also 20K. I'm training for the 10K. I want my children to grow up active as well, so they walk or run with me when they can.