Last week we were lucky enough to have not just one trip but TWO trips to the beach with our good friends. The Tates are the most loving, kind, fun-loving, generous family and we are lucky enough to have been adopted by them as their surrogate kids.
Lagos doesn't have a lot going for it, but it does have a coastline. Yes this coastline is littered with trash washed up from the ocean, but a swimmable ocean none the less, and it definitely keeps us sane from the chaos of the city.
The Tates' house is right on the beach, off from a small Muslim community, and a local guy keeps the sand outside the front of the house raked free of trash. If we stare straight out to sea, and ignore the rubbish in our peripherial vision, we are in a tropical paradise!
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| Note the clean sand where we are, and the rubbish just off to the right there. |
The waves here are massive, strong and very dumpy. This particular day I got smashed a couple of times, and tumbled like I have never been tumbled before! Finally though, I actually listened to what Caleb was saying about just letting your body go limp and just go with it. This helped a lot!
I absolutely love going to this beach. It totally refreshes my soul and reminds me that Nigeria is beautiful too! Neriah loves the beach too - my sister Kelly gave us the most awesome little mosquito netted tent which Neriah just chills out in.
Something we've started doing lately as well is staying until dark, building a bonfire and making smores. MMMM. Real American smores.
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| The most awesome beach house in Nigeria! |
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