Beach Trip with the Bat Girls

The day after we got back from David's birthday trip, we set out again - this time for a beach on the Caribbean - Playa Blanca.

We'd been wanting to take the bat interns to the beach, and were worried that the longer we waited the less able we would be to go. A well founded concern - these two trips, back to back, took it out of me for many days to come.

But it was wonderful to relax a little in the ocean.

Build sand castles.

And bask a bit in the sun. Gwendolyn wore a life vest, and for the first time really seemed to get the concept of swimming - she has a long way to go, but she was kicking and floating and overall was extremely pleased with the prospect.

 

We saw two sloths and an eel and a bunch of interesting fish, but Gwendolyn's favorite discovery by far was this piece of algae. She kept referring to it as her "friend" and was very sad to part with it at the end of the day.

Meanwhile, the girls took turns trying on Gwendolyn's accessories. Here's Victoria, almost fitting into Gwendolyn's life vest.

Patty, looking very good in Gwendolyn's sunglasses!

And me, feeling wonderfully weightless in the water, and then enormously heavy out of it!