Daddy Daughter day out

It was such a lovely day this afternoon that I took Caitlyn to the beach at Brown's Bay. This is an old favourite of ours as it has both a play area for kiddies that looks kinda like a pirate ship and a nice expanse of sand with very gentle waves at the water's edge. There is usually lots of parking available, but today everyone else decided it was time to go to the beach too. I did manage to grab a parking as someone was leaving.


Caitlyn of course ran to the beach because we were so far from the park she couldn't see it. There was a huge area between the lifeguard flags and I shepherded her towards the middle as much as I could before dropping out bag out on the beach and hitting the water with her. The water was surprisingly warm, and I wished Lea and Bianca were there too so I could take Bianca out a bit deeper. Caitlyn of course would run to and fro from the sand to the water throwing shells and rocks into the waves. They were gentle enough not to knock her over - I did get her to sit down briefly but she had too much energy in her to keep still for long.


Caitlyn remembered this beach has a play area, and after half an hour or so she left the water shouting "Park! Park!". Pity, as the sea is much more fun for me. I didn't have footwear with me, and the park matting had been baking in the sun all day. so I had to hop from shadow to shadow trying to keep up with Caitlyn. The coolest part (temperature wise) of course was inside the pirate ship, but since it's designed for kiddies it's a bit low, and I bumped my head twice on the rafters. Sore head or sore feet? Tough choice.

Caitlyn couldn't throw her usual wobblies when it was time to leave as the ground was too hot for her to fling herself onto more than once. Also it was past her usual supper time, which I think also encouraged her to go without too much protest.

Pity we couldn't share this with Bianca and Lea, but there will be lots of time when Bianca is out of hospital.