Sunday, 26 July 2009

Cleethorpes

After mooching round the house for a couple of hours wondering what to do with our Sunday, we decided to go to the seaside. The nearest seaside 'resort' to us is Cleethorpes, about an hour away, so we headed there.

Well, we came to the conclusion that it isn't quite Belmont Shore . . . However, it's certainly a fantastic place to people watch and there were definitely some sights to see (though perhaps it would spare a few nightmares not to have seen them!).

After fish and chips at the Mermaid cafe, we had a walk along the pier then got the bucket and spades and headed on to the beach. It was a pretty warm day despite threats of rain and we spent quite a while fashioning sandcastles and collecting shells from around the beach. While Beth was happiest with the shells, decorating her castles, Toby enjoyed sprinting towards the water - a race to see if we could catch him in time.

To finish the afternoon we had the obligatory ice cream and headed home with two tired kids (and two even sleepier parents!).

3 comments:

extraordineri said...

They're both getting so big already. I'm surprised there are no photos with them and those horses in the background.

Torrey said...

I love Toby's hair. He's so cute! I want to go to the beach with you guys. Add that to my list of things I want to do when I come visit you!

Eve said...

Don't think Beth realised that riding on a horse/donkey was an option otherwise there could well have been that photo.

Tori, I'm not sure I would subject you to visiting this beach - it would be too much of a shock to the system after Newport!