Day 26: Basking on the Beach

Glenelg Beach, taken from the jetty

After three busy days, it was a sluggish start today, all of us taking the opportunity to once again have a little break from being tourists.

As the weather report promised another hot one, we headed off to Glenelg Beach with all the bathers and towels, a picnic and bottles of water packed. There were rather more attractions there to catch the eye: a lovely shopping area, The Beach House (fun and games), the Bay Discovery Centre and, of course, the beach itself.

After a quick picnic under a shady tree, we had a quick look in the Discovery Centre and in The Beach House (which boasted some pretty darn impressive water slides). The latter was a bit of a money-making honey trap, so we decided to give it a skip and headed up to the shops instead. I needed to buy a new pair of walking shoes as I have been suffering rather a lot in the foot, ankle, knee and hip department after the walks, so a sure sign that new footwear is required. I am the proud owner of a new pair of Nikes.

Duncan took the boys off to EB Games, as Callum is after a new computer game and wanted to have a look. Much to Callum's delight, the very game he was looking for was reduced to half price because of a promotion in that store. He didn't hesitate to make the purchase and was a very happy chap for the rest of the day. After that we all headed to a book store, as Andrew has been reading so avidly, that he has finished Just Macbeth by Andy Griffiths and is half way through his second book. (We only bought these on Tuesday.) I never thought I would see the day when the two boys would be reading quietly in the back of the car, but there you go. Callum has also finished another two novels in the past week. Amazing.

The rest of the afternoon was spent swimming at the lovely Glenelg beach. The water was incredibly warm and refreshing. There were these little fish swimming around, which was kind of cute. Some of them were about 20cm long. Callum tried to catch some with his hands, but to no avail.

A lovely boerewors roll for dinner (care of the Hahndorf smallgoods specialists in Glenelg) and we are ready to call it a day.

Tomorrow it is going to be a ghastly 37 degrees. We are heading to the coast again to hopefully escape the worst of it. Victor Harbour, here we come.

Interesting beachfront sculpture, complete with graffiti