#8 Eats, Casino and Erosion

 


Finally I found some live lobsters. What a treat!!! I always try to buy females and although I was told these were females, they weren't but in the future..... I will be able to sex my lobster which is as you know a very important life skill!!!! 


The next morning we had sushi for breakfast. Why now???



We occasionally enjoy time spent at a casino. There is a large one close by in Windsor and a tiny one, pictured above, in Chatham which is even closer. We had fun. Ray broke even and I donated which is my style. It is going to rain most of this week so we will probably return for a few slots and lunch. 



It is totally amazing how the waters change hourly here on Lake Erie. All can be calm and then the wind picks up and the waves start rolling in. These metal barriers hold our land in place. Among the stones on the beach there are many pieces of sea glass. No doubloons yet but I'll keep looking.



Right in front of our deck large boulders have been placed to again help cut back on the impact the waves have on the retaining wall. This week a guy is coming to look at adding more rocks to the south of these ones. It would be great if he could do that this coming week so I could watch. 



The property next door does not have any retaining wall and this is the result. The tree on the beach was half way down the hill when we arrived 6 weeks ago. I always say one must respect the ocean and this is an example of what happens when you don't realize the strength she has. I'd really like to know how many feet a year are lost to erosion here. It is a good thing that the house next door is quite a bit back from the water. It was a sound plan at the time.



Here is the house perched on the edge of the cliff giving us a spectacular view!!! It has been such a pleasure to stay here for 7 weeks and I would gladly return should we not be able to return to San Blas for some reason. 



Diamonds on the water. Our winter in the south is coming to an end. We hope to arrive home on Saturday, April 2nd. It has worked well to do this instead of returning to Mexico due to the pandemic. 

Thanks for reading the blog and sharing it with friends. Have a good week and I'll see you back here next Monday!!! Blessings......


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