Seaside Holiday :: Part 1

Hello Lovelies,
I'm back from Devon and it's two weeks since my last post !
Heck, I didn't think I would be so busy in the lead up to our holidays that I wouldn't even have time to pop in and say bye. We had a wonderful time and I want to document it here before the daily routine gets a grip and it slips into a distant memory.
The washing machine is working overtime and I'm back at work already so time is limited but I've loads of images I would love to share with you  . I will  spread them over a few posts , squeezed in when I can.

We booked our holiday back in January , when August seemed like a distant dream. After all the anticipation the the hassle of the packing it was bliss to finally hit the motorway , the sun was shining and the boys were singing in the back of the car......

I'm not too keen on motorway driving so on long journeys I'm the navigator. Living a long way from the sea I love it when the map page includes some blue :0) and not driving means I can crochet. Actually the journey was not all plain sailing.Heavy traffic and roadworks at Bristol caused some frustration..........

But eventually we arrived at Croyde.None of us had visited this idyllic part of North Devon before.

 First impressions, with it's rolling hills and quaint villages were certainly good. But what about the beach....Yessss...Look it's gorgeous and the sand is so soft..........

We dumped our bags .The boys put on their wet suits and grabbed their body boards and , along with their cousins , had their first dip in the sea this year. I was happy to paddle till I got used to the chilly temperature.......

It was wonderful to stand in the water and watch the youngsters play  whilst surrounded by such gorgeous views.......

There are dunes behind the beach, great to climb to get a better view, this is the other side of the bay with the cute lifeguards hut in the foreground.........

From the top of the dunes the people in the water look like little black specks . On this first day there were some mutterings ( from my boys ) about the lack of waves and looking at this picture I can see the sea was pretty flat........

This picture of our faithful old beach tent was taken on day 2. I love these shelters for stopping the wind and providing some privacy and shade.......

They make a great spot to sit and look at the ocean whilst hooking a few ripples....

This second day was one of those long beach days , time in the waves ( which were a bit bigger today ) and lots of sandy play along with some rock pooling.....

We stayed on the beach quite late and I loved the low sunlight reflected on the sea........

Ummmmmmmm, blue skys, golden sand, turquoise sea and pretty countryside. Perfect.........

made all the more relaxing by the excellent work of the RNLI

The end of a wonderful day.........

Right, I'm off to peg out another load of washing.Back soon with part two :0)

Jacquie x