Sandend

This morning I decided two can play at the 'take the boys to the beach while your other half is at work' game.

Sandend is a wee drive up the road from us but it is worth it for the gorgeous sandy bay, vast skies, cracking surf and the local ice cream. Today it had the added bonus of being predicted to be one of the warmest and sunniest places in Scotland (and even in just swimmers on the beach it certainly felt like it).

We surfed and paddled, played tennis, football and piggy in the middle, ate our packed lunch, did some drawings and rushed home in time for the older ones swimming lesson.

It wasn't so much fun without my lovely husband though, so next time the plan is to make sure all four of us can go.

Oh and the sea in the east is much colder than in the west!