Day 7.109: And why not...?

When the dark clouds roll in and the kids are sucking seemingly everlasting lollipops after Sunday lunch, what do you do? Well, going to the beach is an option!

Surprisingly, given the low temperatures, removal of footwear was a fairly popular option:

And then, it turned into a real visit to the beach complete with sandcastle building:

and tidal pool investigations:

The sun even came out before we left.

It was almost enough to make us forget how cold it was.