Swimming in the Pacific

Today was the first day I saw the Pacific Ocean, other than on the flight here. 

The view from Odawara Castle. 

On our way to the beach. 

A highway runs beside the beach. One walks under it to access the beach. 

Beach history. 

Here comes the sign about not climbing on the sand dunes and not disturbing the piping plovers nest locations. 

Wait. We aren't in Maine. 

I'm pretty sure this means "Run like hell". 

The coed showers are on the left. This picture was taken because of the chains attaching the highway to the pylons. I wonder what they could possibly be worried about?  ;)

Ready to swim in the Pacific!  On the Asian side!

In we went!

Keagan loved it! 

Japanese kids build volcanoes instead of sand castles. 

Where our rocks tend to be sedimentary and metamorphic, these rocks were sedimentary and igneous. Aren't they cool!

And as a result the sand is blackish. 

There were no shells or seaweed on the beach. The water had a bit of plant matter. The sand was rather coarse. 

And the view. 

Mt. Fuji is there. In the clouds. 

It's too overcast and humid to see it. I guess it's rare for it to be visible in the summer.