Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Part 3)

Finally the clouds cleared and we were able to enjoy a full day on the beach, complete with tidepooling, sandcastle building, frisbee playing, and, of course, sandcastle building!

Found great seastars, muscles, sea urchins, sea anemones and other fun ocean critters in the tidepools before the tide came in and covered all of the rocks. And Ian discovered the joys of collecting "beach glass", and is learning to covet the rare blue glass finds! Sad that I love beach glass so much when it is just a sign of our continuing pollution of our planet...

We steered clear of playing in the ocean but for our toes and ankles, as it was pretty chilly, but enjoyed the sights and sounds of its rolling waves.

The beach was quite calm in comparison to how we heard it is during the summer months, with blanket-to-blanket crowds taking in the cool ocean amid the heat of summer. We loved being one of only a few folks playing on the beach that day.