Beautiful Blueys

Four days at Blueys beach felt like a long time. We stopped running around trying to see and do as much as possible and settled into a happy rhythm of eating, sleeping and playing on the beach.

Mum and Dad have had the stamina of oxes, outstripping us in their enthusiasm, but I think we were all ready for a rest. There's something about a place where there is nothing much to do that forces you to relax... and we sat on the balcony watching dolphins and, on one amazing day, a whale, playing and fishing, feeling full up on beauty and on life.

This is my friend Alice's 'special place'. Whenever she talked about it back in the UK she sounded wistful and warm and now I understand why.