1. Lazybones
2. Young Bones
3. Old Bones
A lie in till 8am… mainly because I worked so late last night I couldn’t get up. Not even for Son 2 aged 21m’s “Mummeeee!” “Mummmeee!”s. A Day Off. The Man vanished off to Work. Son 2 posted blueberries in the funnel of his Postman Pat steam train. We plodded around. Son 1 aged 4y 9m had the Moon Sand out before Wonder Nanny arrived. Son 2 wanted to play with the Moon Sand (banished, for throwing it,) write with a pen (mainly left handed but still swapping to the right to keep us guessing) watch the Bin Men (”Up me! Up me!”) and play outside. Son 1 watched Cars.
We took The Boat out. As soon as we got aboard, Son 1 scoffed all his cheese and marmite sandwiches while Son 2 ate hummous and pepper. Wonder Nanny and I hovered around him all the way so he didn’t hurt himself. We had our first chat and took our eyes off him. He went running to find Son 1, fell over and cut his chin. We anchored at Two Pirate Cave Bay. The tide was so high the caves were full. I got in the dinghy with the boys. Wonder Nanny, in her bikini and belly button stud, dived off The Boat and swam to the shore. The beach was shingle, with sheer cliffs heading 200 yards up, covered in greens and white flowers. There was boat debris on the highest water marks. We coaxed Son 1 and Son 2 down from the rocks. “Cave!” said Son 2.
I swam in the sea, taking forever to get in, but invigorated once I was in and moving. The water was dark green today, with patches of turquoise near the shore. I swam to The Boat just to prove I could, and then across to a big rock near the entrance to the Two Caves. I went in one, and then went back for Son 1 and carried him round. He was in Pirate Captain heaven. “Dig for treasure, me hearties!” “Dig till you find it!” Son 2 cried “Cold! Cold” and we put the tent up to give him a bit of warmth. He ate more. Wonder Nanny had us all looking for Sea Glass - bits of broken glass polished round and smooth. We found greens and browns and blues. Son 1 wasn’t that interested, but I could see PIrate Treasure potential in a good collection. Son 1 found a twisted, dessicated tree root. “A dinosaur bone!” “Yes, it’s just like a dinosaur bone, like a foot, but it’s a tree branch that looks like a dinosaur bone.” “No, it’s a dinosaur bone, look, it doesn’t break when I smash it.” A great shoal of shrimp was feeding near the rocks at the water’s edge. I netted 12, and Son 2 sat, fascinated, staring at them in our yellow plastic bucket. BAck on the boat, we had everything. “Where’s my dinosaur bone?” The dinghy went back to get it.
Tags: caves, dinosaur bones, Moon Sand, shrimp, swimming in the sea, The Boat, Treasure, Two Pirate Cave Bay, Wonder Nanny
