Seaside Day 2, afternoon...

After Swanage,

we were set on heading back to Bournemouth to the beaches but the weather took an unexpected turn for the better and we pulled over to here...

You just know when the path to the beach looks this magical it's going to be very special...

and we were not disappointed...

The bay was sheltered from the sea winds, the sun came out to warm the sand

We collected sea weed...

We collected sea shells...

We swam, we paddled, we played in the boat...

We dug holes, built our own castles and buried a small boy...

We stayed till the sun was low and the beach was empty

I watched the clouds roll by

and thought myself to be the luckiest mama