Goodbye Rain ..... Hello Beach

The rainy season is slowly coming to an end.  It is still raining but the amazing downpours seem to now be consigned to the hours of darkness.  This is great for sleeping as they usually bring a breeze which cools my bedroom no end as the windows are never shut so I can enjoy the natural fan.

The days are now warming up again and temperatures in the 30s are not unusual.  Warm days equal beach days.  The Peninsula Road is slowly improving too as the rains fade and a world of opportunities for sand and surf has opened up.

In the last two weeks I have managed three trips: Tokeh, No2 River and Lakka.   For these I am very grateful to Marianne, Tommy and Ed for driving.  I had forgotten how warm and soft the water is and it is tempting to spend the day bobbing about in the waves. Wouldn't you?

Tommy and Carolyn take a rest from frisbee

Perfect place in the sun

New bikini!

Time at the beach also means fish.  My favourite is Baracuda Kebab with chips – lovely.  Vegetables may be lacking but always worth asking for extras if they have them.

The beach you’d think would be free of shopping opportunities but no, as the shopping comes to you in the form of sarongs, bags (of all shapes and sizes), hammocks, country cloth blankets, hairbands... the list goes on.  Here are a my recent purchases

Clutch bag and ipod h