Beach Bum

We went up the coast today to scout out potential off-leash walks for the dogs. These Aussies are doggy fascists unfortunately and you can only let your dogs off the lead in designated places. Good grief!

We went up the coast from Sandgate through Brighton and Margate, would you believe, and Redcliffe and Scarborough. Then up to Deception Bay and the Bribie Island.

It wasn't really til we got to Bribie Island that we found a nice beach to walk the pooches on. But it was very nice, we spent a good hour and a half there. Tiny went swimming but didn't really cope very well with the waves, and Matilda amused herself in the undergrowth. Eloise went super-commando and was prancing up and down the beach as naked as the day whe was born. We walked back as the sun was setting and drove back, stopping opposite the restaurant we had eaten at earlier to watch the sunset, when I took the picture at the top.

I was completed cream crackered so Nicole drove back. We reckon it was an hour's drive, so a little bit further than Rendlesham would have been back in Suff, but worth it on a weekend?

It's really nice to see that Eloise and the dogs are getting on so well after their time apart. She beams when she sees them for the first time in the morning and has them chase her, teasing them with food. She gives them cuddles and strokes. Tiny
goes so far as not to walk away in contempt now, and has even stopped growling when Eloise tries to show her affection.

Along with the title of the post I was going to put on a photo of E butt naked on the beach, but thought better of it for some reason.