I saw three bald eagles just outside our window gliding low, but I was slow with the camera. They do not like to land and perch in the trees and prefer to glide on the coastal thermals, but their eyrie must be close by. One was an adolescent with darker wings. The tide was surprisingly high this morning. The beach was all washed out and sand dunes that have been untouched during our stay are being pounded by the rising tide. Viena and Ezra loved playing on their bridge which is a fallen tree over a wash area. The waves were the biggest we have seen, so we did not play in the water. Looking forward to walking during the low tide to see if any cool things wash up. We did not bike to the market today, instead we took a walk at low tide in the evening. I am still learning about this two-tide coastline – only one high tide and one low tide a day. I took the bikes down to the beach thinking that Ezra and Viena would want to zoom around on all the newly exposed sandy real estate – and they did – for about 5 minutes. Then they both ditched their bikes to dig in the sand. You can bring bikes and children down to the beach, but you can’t make ém ride. The low tide of the full moon exposed so much more of the beach and I was glad to see that the newly exposed sand was just that – sand – and not any left over rocks or pipes, or other ocean debris. A nicely sloped clean sandy shore. You never know, but now we know. Ezra and Viena both jumped in the water and played around. Other people were down at the beach for sunset as well as Willy the beach walker. We could see the water buffaloes in the far distance. The bugs did not seem to bad, but are always around. Motorbikes from the neighboring village cruise down the beach and the young boys practice their drag racing skills. No campfires. No frisbees. Ezra went to sleep all snuggly backwards on a comforter on the bed. I read to Viena as much as I could . I have been looking into Sri Lanka Accommodations. “This is a work room that gives you a headache!” -V “I like it better in here than out there!” – E.
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