We do like to be beside the seaside (when it’s freezing)
Despite the fact that I truely hate being cold, the kids and I have discovered this winter that we really like visiting beaches when it’s super cold (but sunny) as they are always deserted and it feels so wonderful to have so much open space & light all around us.
Yesterday we visited deserted Weston-super-Mare beach while Bealers was doing some business in the town centre. We had such a great time chasing the waves, swinging seaweed around and generally shouting as loud as we could, drawing in the sand and playing underneath the pier (admitedly had to keep a beadie eye out for naughty piles of doggy dirt though).
Luckily I’d packed a huge bag of spare clothes for each child but actually wished I’d packed more as poor Edie’s wellies were full of seawater by the time we left and so she was in stocking’d feet for the rest of the day I also hadn’t anticipated them getting so wet that even their underwear needed changing on such a bitterly cold day. Next time I will take 3 sets of dry clothes for the kids and an extra pair for me too. I was also glad for the sugary cereal bars & fruit juices I’d brought with us as an energy boost was definitely needed after the adrenalin had dried up and the chills set in.
A few weeks ago we found ourselves on Swansea/Mumbles beach - again with very few people to share it with. Both kids are now lobbying hard for us to move to either Weston or Swansea so we can have some daily beach action! They think of both places as paradise on Earth.
February 17th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
I’ve read your blog with great interest what an amazing thing to do. I’m sure you and your family will benefit hugely from the changes. I moved from the rat race but ‘up North’ and wouldn’t change it for the world. I always find myself feeling sorry for the folk i’ve left behind as they are too busy to enjoy their children and home. I always say they work all year to have two weeks of what i have all the time! Bon chance!