A Good Day

I didn't realise yesteday was the last day of March. We're now in the fourth month of the year. Time sure flies, quickly.

We decided to go to look at the sea again yesterday. Meredith attended a birthday party at a beach cafe and I had wanted to take them to that same beach. But I remembered one of the parent telling me about the Hampton Beach. I looked at the map and reckoned it should be easy to go.

Along the way, I was, well, as usual, attracted by some of the shops along Hampton Road. As we drove closer to the beach, it began to drizzle. But we found a spot where we could park and go down to the sand. But the place was deserted. The wind was strong and it was kind of cold. The news has said that strong wind was expected and people were advised to stay clear of some of the water.

We went to look at the sea anyway. It was breathtaking. But really, quite scary. It was overcast, the wind was strong, the sea was greyish blue.

I am actually afraid of the sea. But sometimes the sea gives me peace. But this one was scary. I imagined the eternal depth and imagined struggling in the cold water and rather violent wind on a day like yesterday...phew, I had to take a deep breath!

Anyway, we stood there for a while and saw some 'walker' and joggers. There were some big ships far far out. They might be coming in to the bay.

After that, we went to TSL. We had wanted to buy some flannelette bedsheets anticipating the colder weather. We were lucky, they were selling it at only $20 (other TSL were selling at $29) and we got the colours we wanted!

Past by an op shop and decided to have a look. I got a little fruit basket and a container and Meredith got a Science experiment book and a board game, "Who's the richest?' all at a dollar each.
Meredith's game was brand new, all still wrapped in plastic! She was very happy.
Played the game with her today. It's almost like Monopoly, but you buy houses from different countries and go to visit places of attraction in the different countries, like the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. In the game, the houses in France and Belgium are the most expensive. Not sure if this is true in real life. Also showed Meredith the places mentioned in the game on the internet. So today, she printed a picture of the Tower of Pisa and wrote some sentences on it. Tomorrow, she will choose to look at another place. I think she was quite fascinated with Big Ben from England.

Sometimes we get a real good deal from the op shop. It's interesting to pop by sometimes.