Building a beach

The powers that be in the Obras Publicas (Public Works Department) decided to dredge the marina in Chuburna (our dinky little town) and dig out the big beach by the lighthouse. Then they dragged all that sand down to part of the beach near us and dumped it and groomed it with a giant loader, or maquina, to form a way bigger beach than there was already. There were some tense moments when one of these big dump trucks got a bit too close to the edge. That provided an hours worth of entertainment for our neighbors two houses down from the action. Of course, we were in town and they didn't take any pictures. Darn.

It's really nice to have this beach enlarged but we are pretty sure it will go bye-bye as soon as a big storm comes. I predict it will end up in the exact place that it's coming from now.