1

Iris writes.

2

Martin and Akiva play ball.

3

Iris and Akiva trace shadows.

4

Akiva and Iris make footprints.

5

Martin reads.

6

Akiva and Iris find a pallet; I add logs.

We build a craft.

They set off!

Iris is up—

and down.

Iris and Akiva push off—

into the sunset.

Perhaps some year we will hike all the way there.

1

Witness the strange optical illusion of inverted footprints on sand.

2

Cars are an important part of any camping trip.

The orange Toyota 4×4 (right) is a favorite. Most parts of it return every year.

It is one of Martin’s jobs to play with cars on rocks.

Playing with cars on rocks is always done early in the morning.

3

Iris takes a photo of me cooking.

4

I take a family portrait.

5

While the tide is out, the kids go climbing on an otherwise inaccessible rock.

Akiva has an easy time going up. Iris has less confidence in her grip.

Akiva demonstrates that, in addition to jumping, he can climb down the way he went up.

Iris is open to jumping— if she can get close enough to the ground first.

Two people up on top.

6

Iris takes a photo of me resting.

7

Contrary to typical engineering practices, the best sand-home engineers always build where the next high tide will cause great devastation.

Historic photos of the Toyota 4×4.