a (half) day at the beach

If we'd known it was going to turn out as nicely as it did we would have made better plans. But when we decided that on Sunday, come hell or high water, we were hitting the beach? The best we were hoping for was dry.

Aberdour is about an hour (slightly less maybe) from us in the Kingdom of Fife. I shit you not, that is the region's title. The Silver Sands beach is super popular and consequently very busy - which is why we always head for the Black Sands which is a smaller beach with less green space but more rock pools and fun. It was cloudy when we arrived but pleasant. Not warm enough with the sea breeze to take the cardi off, though!

It was quite bright though, as evidenced by the squinting faces! This is about half eleven in the morning.

The sun properly started to shine about half an hour later though. Shorts got slapped on and my two intrepid beach combers headed out with a bucket and spade to look for sea glass for a future "make."

That's the only cloud in the sky over by those cottages - by this time the sun cream was out and I was about to slap a hat on Little Miss "do I still need to wear this - I'm nearly eleven, you know?"

Like I said, if we'd known it was going to turn out so beautiful we would have been better prepared. Chook was well seen to - I had a fleece and a sunhat for her (Scotland in June is unpredictable!) but the Spouse had neglected to bring so much as a hat for himself. Never mind the travel BBQ or appropriate footwear and we had to be home late afternoon. We really enjoyed ourselves, though, and plan to head back soon. Even if it's cloudy and cold (not wet, though) with the charcoal and some sausages. Nothing like the sea air to give you a ginormous appetite!