Labyrinths in the Sand and Low Tide

We love living so close to the ocean.  We go down there as often as we can.  

This past week was a very low tide.  It was -2.1 feet.

Face Rock.  

We were able to walk around rocks that are normally surrounded by water.  

This is the "dog" rock.  The kids can't always climb this rock because of the water around it. 

Logan enjoys the beach, but what he really loves is climbing on rocks and driftwood.  

Taylor wanted to climb too, but had a hard time because her hands were full of rocks that she just couldn't part with. 

Logan discovered a deep tide pool, which was fun to study for a few minutes.  

Taylor is very interested in ocean animals right now.  She says she's going to be a marine biologist when she grows up.  "Well, either that or a mermaid."  

One day, as we walked down to the beach, we saw this fun maze.  

We thought that was so cool.  How unique and clever.

Further down the beach, there were more of them.  This one is a double circle.

We met the man who drew them.  Some of them are drawn freehand, but most of them are laid out with spikes and ropes.  

 I called them mazes and was corrected.  They are called 'Labyrinths.' 

Some of have separate entrances and exits, while others are the same way out as in. 

The kids had so much fun with these.  They were so excited to run around these lines drawn in the sand.  

It was absolutely amazing how a few lines drawn in the sand created these "boundaries" that couldn't be crossed.   We all had to walk along the path, between the lines.  

Two days in a row we saw the man, with his team, drawing the labyrinths.   On the second day, the kids "helped" him.   Taylor just followed him around, every. single. circle. he drew.  

There he is.  And there's Taylor, three steps behind.  

Doing the fancy work.  It took several people and about an hour to complete this labyrinth.  

The finished labyrinth.  

It was quite the attraction.  I've never seen so many people at this area before. 

Taylor thanked the man for letting her follow him around while he worked and he thanked her for being such a good helper.

Have I mentioned that we LOVE it here.   Even on the cloudy days, when we have to wear jackets and long pants to the beach, it's still fun.