A day for the beach

I was in the market selling jewellery today, unusual for a Wednesday which turned out to be a bit of a dead day. But, also unusually, the boys were with me – selling some toys, videos and puzzles! They had wanted to sell their own stuff, and today was the only table booking I could get this week. They made approximately ₤20 which is not bad. We packed up at twelve, then went to the manse quickly to gather in yesterday’s washing and hang up another load which had been going while we were in the market. Then it was home to Piccolo to fetch Nick who had been at home doing sermon prep, gather supplies, and head back to town, for lunch at Pam and Geoff. After lunch and coffee, and a quick look at Pam’s new lenses which she got this morning, we went to Ruperts’ together. Nick, Maddy and Geoff swam; the boys paddled in the water which has been made into more of a swimming beach by the removal of several large rocks, revealing more of the black sand and a safer swimming area; and Pam and I meandered with our cameras. Plenty of sunblock was applied and hats were the order of the day. Seems like Ruperts was the place to be today – the weather was great after days of grey skies, and the Queen Mary’s and Victoria’s stores were having a going-away party for a staff member so many of their staff and families were enjoying the beach.