Sun, Sea, Sand, Wind

We had our first cases of sunburn yesterday. We went walking down the Brook and ran into Janice and spent the best part of an hour talking to her while Libby (a d0g) played with Matilda. Nicole did most of the talking, I chased around after sproggy and threw balls for Tiny to keep them amused. By the time we were done it was past Story Time and Eloise was tired so we repaired back to Chez Nous and had Pasta and Pesto a la Neil with a Modified Waldorf Salad which was quite tasty even if I do say so myself, and I do.

In the afternoon we decided to hotfoot it up to Bribie Island and go walking on the beach. Early indications of appalling traffic were dispelled and we made it up there by about four o'clock, sauntering onto the beach and into a biting wind which was reminiscent, if that's the right word for reminding one of a situation one has never actually been in, of standing in a two-foot-tall sandblaster.

Nicole went back and got the rucksack, and safely ensconced, Eloise was considerable happier. We decided to head off into the wind, on the basis that it would be easier to come back. A chap we ran into said that the beach went up round the corner of the island for a couple of ks before hitting the esplanade which was the limit of where dogs were allowed. Mysteriously at some point the wind changed and we found ourselves walking into it... how does that work?

We got round the corner and the wind showed no signs of letting up. In fact it was carving shapes in the sand and sprays of sand were rushing away ahead of us. At one point we saw some tyre tracks, presumably from a 4WD, disappearing into the sea. Otherwise there was the odd jellyfish, but the rest of life had obviously decided to hunker down and wait for better weather.

We decided to follow suit and find a place to watch the sunset while eating fish and chips. After having found a suitable spot, then finding a fish and chip shop, the sun set while we were waiting for our food, making it two nights in a row that the sun has ignored our timetable.