A bit of low tide in June 2017

A standard item on our summer to-do list is to visit salt water. This time around, we arrived at the peak of low tide. All those plants in front of us? Usually under water.

Here's the marker buoy for the swimming area, on the ground:

Looking back toward the shore from the "deep" side of the buoy line:

While Mom took pictures, the kids wandered out to sea:

Even when we did hit the water, it was still nice and low. Behold Clarissa in the foreground for comparison:

A selfie by Mom, looking back on the faraway shore:

Suffice it to say, the kids enjoyed having lots of shallow water:

 The sand was nice, too: