Day 7.128: Exile #2's Sunday Column #5

Exile #2 writes...

This week has been an impromptu vacation thanks to the welcome visit of our friends A(B), C and D - hmmm, sounds like an episode of Sesame Street.

Many hours have been spent at various beaches, where forts have risen and fallen. Two were built today; one with the slightly ghoulish inclusion of a graveyard outside the castle walls courtesy of Exile #3 (maybe finding out she is going to be in Raven House next year has added a new gothic twist to her contributions?) and another with an impressive double moat and spiral pathway up the mound. Exile #3 and Exile #4 have enjoyed encouraging their small visitor to jump over waves and he has also been honing his jumping skills on E5N1's worth-its-weight-in-gold Stomp Rocket.

We have sampled the local specialities: lobster, mussels, clams, and a fantastic chowder served in a hollowed-out bread boule and tonight we persuaded A(B) and C into a game of Ticket to Ride.

All the Exiles except me will be back to school and work tomorrow but we may try and squeeze in one more bit of fun before we have to say farewell on Tuesday.