Day at the Seaside

After several rainy days, we were all very appreciative of the sun making a glorious appearance Tuesday.

We took advantage of the weather by taking a family trip to Lyme Regis and Charmouth.

We met up on a grassy area above the Lyme Bay, where we enjoyed a picnic.

We then went down to the beach, where the tide was very far out. A big tide pool area was unveiled, which we all had fun exploring.

Splash!

We were lucky enough to be on hand for a performance by the Red Devils, the British Army's parachute team. They were in Lyme Regis for Lifeboat week, which promotes the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity that saves lives at sea.

Our attention then turned back to the sand.

Any good day out at the English seaside has to include ice cream cones, with a Cadbury flake!

I love this photo of the cousins! Best one we've snagged in years!

We then went down the coast a few miles to Charmouth, the rocky beach where Jurassic fossils sometimes hid inside and amongst the rocks. We brought hammers, which the kids had fun with.

After a lot of crushing, Stace uncovered this fossil.

And, lightning struck twice! Two nice photos of the four cousins, in the same day!

Cora had a great time, though she was a bit sad to not find a fossil of her own. A few years ago, we found an ammonite!

We moved over the the beach and had fish and chips, and in the big boulder we spotted these amazing fossils.

This sign made me laugh!

Tuesday was an amazing family day out, one we'll all remember.