Heading for Lundy Island

Shovels, Sweets and Sand Pails at Sunny Seaside Shops

When you tire of the beach at Westward Ho! you can always do a little shopping at the nearby shops. You'll find everything you need for a day by the sea. Fun-coloured pails and shovels (or should I say spades) to make sand castles, traditional rock candy with the name of the town that magically never disappears to the very last bite, and walls of old-fashioned loose sweets. Makes me nostalgic for those childhood trips to the sea, where we spent the day listening to the seagulls while playing in the sand or being tossed by the waves.

Bundling the Beach

I knew it was only a matter of time before I did something with the beachcombed finds from various Vancouver beaches when I posted about them on August 26th. The string bags are great because they allow the air to circulate. I was so happy when I found a piece of crockery on the first two beaches but try as I might I didn’t find a piece on the third. If I’d just had a little more time I know that I would have found at least one piece! But I only had a half an hour as the sun was setting to conduct my search and sadly we were not able to return to Spanish Banks Beach on that particular trip. Using those finds that you bring back from trips around the house is a nice way to remember your travels and in this case those sunny summer days.

Pacific Ocean

We arrived in Vancouver yesterday for a week’s stay. The day was hot and sunny and what better way to begin than with a refreshing dip in the Pacific Ocean. For me, any trip to the beach is incomplete unless I’ve had a chance to beachcomb. No doubt my finds will find themselves in some creative project down the road. These ones were found on Jericho Beach.