The weather is beautiful here in Lobitos, Peru this morning so I say we take a walk down the beach and check out whats happening at playa piscina...or swimming pool beach in English.
The beach is named playa piscina because the locals built a stone barrier on top of the existing rocks which creates a swimming pool at high tide. It is a great place to hang out in the summer time. Lets go check it out.
Oh Oh. Looks like there might be some little waves to surf here today as well. There are several point breaks to surf in Lobitos, but they work at different times of the year. The season to surf playa piscina is usually from march until July. However we will get some days where the swell will still sneak in for a fun surf.
Alright it looks like we made it. Lets check out the view from the swimming pool.
As you can see there is a natural rock formation which points out to sea. Many many many years ago the locals decided to build a rock formation on top of the natural sone, which you can clearly see. The sand will be removed shortly seeing as summer time is here. At high tide waves will crash into the headland which fills up the swimming pool. It is a great place for all the kids and everyone else to enjoy on a hot summer day. Lets check it out and you'll see what I am talking about.By the way those uncovered sand bags will not be seen in two weeks. The whole area will be full of sand...which happens every year and is a normal cycle. The tides here can go up and down by ten feet a day.
You can see in the above photo how the pool fills up at high tide. Fresh sea water is pumped in every day. Lets stick our head up out of the pool and enjoy some of the sights.
It even looks like the crabs are enjoying the day at the beach. Lets go see if the surfers are having any luck.
I thinking about going for a swim then laying on the beach and watch some birds. That seems like a good time to me. Hope you all have a great day and enjoy. One day till the new year. Be safe and have a great time...
