Ocean vs. Pool

Lots of people have asked if the girls liked the ocean or not. They liked playing in the sand. Becca liked collecting shells. And for a little while, they liked playing at the water's edge. But they didn't really like to go swimming in the ocean.

For swimming, they LOVED the pools. The hotel had 1-1.5' deep kids' pools. It was the perfect depth for the girls to feel like they were swimming in the water, but not be frightened by. They also loved being able to get in and out of the pool by themselves.






The kids' pools also had these mushroom/umbrella shaped things that water flowed over the top of. At first, the girls were terrified. Then wary.

And then they started easing in to them. And, by easing in, I mean testing them out with our heinies.


By the end of the week, they loved it.



They also became "ladies who lounge." Maybe I could learn something from them.




And yes, theoretically, all that fun could have just worn some of us out until we fell asleep at the pool.