Just like Bristol - but warm!

So much for our careers as beach bums!  It started off grey, but dry, so we walked about 4/5 miles on the beach before having our first 'swim'. In practice swimming is not on the cards. The waves are big and the currents are strong - no wonder you are told not o get more than shoulder deep. I was knocked off my feet more than once and you old understand why there are so many lifeguards on duty. The water was, however, really warm and we had great fun messing around before going bak to have a shower. By the time we had lunch it was raining, overcast, grey and just like home except 20 degrees warmer!!  We read under the balcony overhang and eventually took the car out to fill up after the journey. We had driven 400 miles in a large (7 seater) car, but it only cost about £19 to fill the tank (15 US gallons).  Picked up some shopping and came back to 'cook' pizza for dinner.  It would have been simpler to pilot the Space Shuttle!!  Have you ever seen an oven with no temperature dial? My choices were to 'bake' 'broil' 'pizza' or 'chicken nuggets'. If you decide you want to 'bake' it sets the temperature and that is what you get. Pizza must be frozen..........Forecast is pretty rubbish for the next few days so we are looking to see what else we might do.  Perhaps a visit to 'Christmas Mouse', a year round Christmas shop or how about Shaggin' on the Beach? I'll leave the latter to your imagination.  Not many pictures today, but the little waders shown were really cute - we could have watched them for p