We arrived there early to find fresh tire tracks in the sand.
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There was something so beautiful about them and they reminded me of waves, so I had to photograph our little wooden boat floating atop them.
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Ella found a huge pile of sand.
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And some fantastic flags.
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And an artist working away in the last of the lovely evening light.
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It wasn't long though before the light had faded and dark clouds had come in.
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Not before I could take this shot of my lovely new (and cheap!-gotta love that) shoes.
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Then the heavens opened and we ate pizza in the rain. But it had mostly stopped by the time the actually meeting started. I had to get this photo of Kit (ahem) saluting the American flag in his red crocs and rolled up cords.
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Then it was on...wooden boats in raingutters blown with straws. You wouldn't believe how much fun the boys had with this.
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Unfortunately both my artist paint and the spray varnish were not waterproof and "the sea dragon" didn't last until the end.
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Kit still had fun-check out that vein on his neck!
By the time we headed home, the sun was setting in the west...
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Rocketdog!!!!! I have the EXACT same shoes but mine are plain dark brown... same elasticy laces and all. I paid $29 US for them just before I left!!! Coolio! I even have them on now!!! I have 4 pairs of RocketDog shoes, they would have to be my fave brand cause they are nice and wide toed... love that!
ReplyDeleteIt looked like fantastic & simple
ReplyDeletefun - the best kind! Glad Kit put his 'all' into it
mum xxx