Today we went back into Las Palmas to go to the beach. Playa de las Canteras is a 3 km long beach right in downtown Las Palmas.
Our first stop at the beach was a cafe, where we were able to find Jasper a muffin, so he was very happy.
It was a chilly 14 degrees when we left our house in the hills, but it was sunny and 22 at the beach (although a bit windy).
This beach is unique in that it has a natural breakwater about 100 m from shore, that makes for a calm shore and also provides a reef for fish and sea creatures to live on. We were there at low tide, and got to swim out to the reef to see the fish.
The kids were perfectly happy to play in the sand. Ellis especially liked when someone would dig her a hole, then she would crawl over and climb backwards into it.
We ate a picnic lunch on the beach. The only way to keep Ellis from dipping everything in the sand was to keep her strapped in the stroller.
When we were about to leave, Jasper finally decided to check out the water. The fish were close enough to shore that he could see them without swimming out.
Once he got in, he didn't want to get back out. He became a seaweed farmer, and even caught a crab inside of his bathing suit (by accident).
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