The Sand Storm

I have taken a week off from work this week and decided to make use of my favourite Aunts holiday home on the east coast of England.
It’s a brilliant location, right on the beach.
We drove up to the sea front yesterday evening and saw the prettiest sunset I have seen for years, hovering over the horizon was a swirl of pinks, reds and soft oranges that made the whole family stand in silence and admire it.

I decided to leave my other half in peace this afternoon and take the kids back up to the beach to show them the sea and play with the buckets and spades.
As it’s only a few hundred yards we loaded up the pushchair and walk.

We got to the top of the hill and it was a little breezy, well when I say breezy there has been a weather warning in this part of the country regarding gale force winds.
I decided to carry on and we arrived on the beach with the sand whipping into our faces I had the little one in the pushchair and I pulled the hood down but still the sand lashed into him.
He was squealing in delight and we struggled over to find some shelter behind a small sand dune.
I took him out of his pushchair and it flew across the sand, I had to chase after it while holding onto his arm and keep him from falling over.
His sister was trying to throw the Frisbee but it was flying over backwards over her head. The spade was pulled out of her hands and she had to chase after it along with the bucket.
The kids had been driving me mad to go to this beach since I mentioned it earlier so I was reluctant to give in but it was really impossible to stay.
"Come on" I said lets go to find the sea, I was running toward the sea that’s had left the beach because of the tide and the wind was pushing me backwards "No" said the kids "we want to go home".
I didnt need much persuading to get off that beach. It looks very pretty deserted and now I know why.
The Vacation continues but with Tonsillitis striking and gale force winds along with a dramatic drop in temperature predicted tonight, I don’t hold much hope for us seeing out the week.