Day 35 – Italy Trip – Let's Find A Beach In Ischia

We’d had a relaxed morning of settling in. Buds and I wandered to the grocery store, found a gelato spot for later in the day, figured out how to get into the Castle for later exploration, and now Buds was settled in for work.

The children wanted a beach. They’d been promised swimming in water warmed by the volcanic waters of Ischia, and they were ready to dip.

I’d searched the internet and read about the various options. We were hoping for something we could walk to, that was free. We could see a beach from our apartment, but could we get there from here?

We can and we did.

We began to wend our way there:

The sea glass collection started small and quickly grew.

Monkey quickly recognized the Roxaboxen connection.

They each created their own “shop.”

Several delightful moments on this trip to the beach:

1) We randomly met up with and visited extensively with Dae-Lynn, the young woman who swapped apartments to allow us to be able to stay in Ischia during our preferred dates.

2) The children were fascinated by sea glass. Where I had seen a trashy beach, they saw the beauty and wonder of broken glass tumbled by the sea and time.

3) They are cautious, yet adventurous. The kids held hands as they began to explore, then once they felt comfortable about no steep drops or unexpected riptides, they grew more and more ready to explore and dive deeper.

4) A beautiful day and a sandy beach are a recipe for great stories and treasures.