Tyler Travel: Half Moon Bay

Today I had the perfect beach day!

I was a little reluctant at first as the top temperature for the day on the forecast said 22 degrees and it was quite windy & cold when I ventured out, but it was clear blue sky so I got a tram & train out to a place called Black Rock along the coast.

The helpful guy I met on the tram when I first arrived had said that the water at that part of the coast is lovely and clean & to check out Half Moon Bay.

When I first got to black rock it was really windy & the sea looked rough. There was a coastal walk along the beach & up on the cliff.

There were a lot of flies buzzing round, trying to land on my face and eyes etc......

.....now I know why the stereotypical Australian hat has corks hanging from it..

An Australian lady passed me and said something like 'you need a hat'.....I didn’t quite catch the rest.

It's funny, I find that with Australians they are not only direct but they are not afraid to interfere in your business in order to be helpful.....a bit different to British who would probably find it an intrusion.

With my hat & sunglasses on & my mouth shut it was fine and the walk was nice.

The beach was lovely & sheltered with a slight breeze & I had a chilled day listening to music, sunbathing & swimming in the sea - which was cold at first but nice & refreshing once you're in!

I'd taken some food and was expecting to get ambushed by the seagulls, but even they were chilled out, mainly catching little fish from the water and worms in the sand.

There was a guy with his two young sons next to me who was not having a chilled time, spending all day wrestling & fussing with nappies and suncream & buckets & spades.......

.......ahhh, those were the days 😁

It is a shame sometimes, as a parent, we don't relax more and not worry so much about the dirt & sand on everything and just enjoy the time with our kids.....it goes in a flash....

On the way back I walked along the coast back to Sandringham train station....funny all the repeated names!