I never thought I’d look out at the ocean and think, “Wow, this is the Tasman Sea.” But here we are, looking at the Tasman Sea, the part of the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand, Australia, and Tasmania. This part of the ocean, along with Tasmania and other landmarks, are named after the Dutch explorerContinue reading “The Tasman Sea”
Tag Archives: Beach life
Mancora
Best known of the northern beaches is Mancora, where surfing competitions are held. The center of town is a bustle of hostels, restaurants and shops. We found a few things we’d forgotten to bring along, like peanut butter, and new flip-flops. Mancora is 100% tourist. The beach in Mancora had everything we’d heard about, jetContinue reading “Mancora”
Good Neighbors
Good neighbors are a treasure. First Berta comes by with a box of fresh strawberries. These are always perfect, because they are from her daughter and son in law who are growers. They were delicious with brown sugar and lime juice. The doorbell rings and Leila comes in, holding a beautiful straw hat painted withContinue reading “Good Neighbors”
A Week of Whimbrels
There is always something new on the beach. I’ll post weekly with what’s been going on. This week we determined that there are at least two whimbrels on the beach, and possibly four, two pairs. These fanciful birds are long-beaked shore birds, a bit smaller than their cousins, the curlew. Bird guides list them asContinue reading “A Week of Whimbrels”
Beach Days
Even when the day dawns bright and the mist burns off rapidly, the hot sun on the wet sand produces billows of mist all morning. People are setting up their umbrella while big puffs of fog roll by like ghost tumbleweeds. Once the sun comes out, all kinds of people come to the beach. SomeContinue reading “Beach Days”
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