Ben's Blog

During the recent hot weather we took Ben to the beach for the first time (apart from brief visits earlier in the year).  We went to Bantham Bay which is the usual place we go and it turned out to be a lovely and hot day, after initial reservations and a brief, very light shower.

We had previously bought a tent for Ben to sit in, out of the sun, and it was fine.  Took a while to put up, which was fun!

It was very quiet when we got there mainly because the weather was a bit dodgy and the tide was in.  But during the late morning, the weather cleared to a bright blue sky, and more and more people arrived.  A lot of them had brought BBQ’s with them, so it smelt very nice!

Ben enjoyed sitting in the tent and was enjoying the water until he sat in it and realised that is was very cold!  He also had a ride on the Bodyboard until he fell in and the shock of the cold water put him off again. There was a bit of crying! ;0)

He managed to have his afternoon nap curled up in the tent, even though the beach was quite noisy by then.  He also enjoyed his dinner and snacks and he didn’t get sunburnt at all, which was the main concern.

All in all, I think he enjoyed the experience, but would have prefered the water to have been a bit warmer!

Here is a gallery of images from the day. Enjoy!