life is a beach

a few weeks ago i went on holiday.

after taking caleb on a number of local attractions... i quickly found out that all the cool things of local interest involved driving... which in turn meant traffic queues, money to get in, a short attention span from caleb but a great day out with some cool things... however, maybe it was more us oldies that were getting the satisfaction of "doing something" and often the joys were lost on the 'leb-meister... like this great steam train ride... which had awesome views but still the handles on the doors were far more interesting... and an hour was a long time for him to keep interest in the outside. it made me think was the £15 spent worth its weight together with the 45 minute journey down.

so we went down to the beach the next day and had a blast. as we were nearby, no car trip. it was fun and we all loved it. the waves. the cool water. the great marine life. the ball. the sand castles.... and it was free.