Enjoying our Sea Wall

One of the things that drew us to our Ishikawa apartment was the nearness to the beach. We just have an eighth of a mile downhill walk from our apartment to the beach and after crossing the busy road in front of our building, we are on the sea wall. Since our move, Russ has begun the habit of getting up early and walking on the seawall before work and sometimes fitting in another walk after work. When it's not raining, I try to either take my bike down or go for a walk mid-morning. We have always loved the peacefulness of the sea. We find solace in the music of the waves. It is a great place to pray, think things through and enjoy the beauty of the Pacific Ocean.

The sea wall has several sections where it seems to end but you have to go back to the sidewalk at the highway, cross over a little bridge and then turn back into the next section of seawall. Some parts have rocked or cement steps that lead to the water that are partially covered at high tide but at low tide open up to the many rocky areas that can be climbed and sat upon. I love finding a tall,large rock with waves crashing below it and climbing out to sit and listen to the sound of the ocean as I pray. I'm sure once the rainy and cooler days are over I'll be on those rocks enjoying my latest book, too. There are a few areas that have benches or tables set up for enjoying a lunch at the beach. Several sections open up into beach areas with coral, shells and sea glass to be found. You can walk for over an hour along the coastline on these sea walls.

Russ has taken his bike out a few times and explored farther down the coastline via the sidewalks at the highway and has found unlimited riding areas. I'm sure that before we leave here he'll know the area well and have found all the best riding paths. Whether running, walking or biking he's out there almost daily enjoying the beach. So far it seems like most days we have it all to ourselves. I'm assuming once the weather turns to warm that we will see many more people occupying the beaches. The seclusion of it for now is nice. I promised a few pictures of our sea wall to go along with the house pictures from last week so here's a few.

I love how blue the water is on a sunny day. The water reflects the color of the sky

Some areas are a little overgrown

You can see some of the areas have rock walls and others have rock steps with the water
coming to them at high tide

Low tide. You can see how high the water is during high tide

Several sections have walkways that lead into the ocean for fishermen to fish from. 

Some of the rocks that can be climbed out into the ocean at low tide

My traveling companion. Loving my new bike on the sea wall.

Our sea wall riding/walking path

Parked my bike on one of the cement docks for a water break. Great place for a picnic

Another stair-stepped wall for sitting and enjoying the view

One of the areas where you have to go out to the road to cross the bridge to the next section