Possible our last day at the beach this summer

The nice thing about being on maternity leave is that most mornings we head to the beach. There are a couple around here, the closest is a 5-minute drive away from our house. In years past we have been able to see our friendly neighbourhood volcano from the beach, and let me tell you, it's quite a view. This year the volcano has been acting up, and is covered with clouds of ash every day. We've probably only seen it twice since we came back from Canada in August.

Hanging in the ocean with my kids is one of my favourite things in life. Floating in the warm water while holding Cupcake's float and watching Little Fish splash and jump and spin around in the water is pure joy. It's been even better this month. August 31st is the official end of beach season in Japan so we are now alone to enjoy the nice hot but not overly humid weather.


It looks like I will be heading back to work a couple months earlier than planned so our time in the ocean is coming to an end. Little Fish starts swimming lessons with his daycare next week, so I'm not worried about him missing out. I'm going to miss our lazy mornings in the sea though.