The waves were crashing loudly this evening, and whilst the beach was much quieter than earlier in the day, there was still a fair bit going on. A few children were still busy doing what kids do the world over - one was digging a hole whilst the other was building a big mound of sand - enjoying their work with not a care in the world, never minding the fact that the sea would have filled in the hole and taken the mound away come the morning. A couple of families had obviously planned an evening photo shoot out on the sand, with the sun coming in low from the land side making for some great opportunities for family portraits. Best cameras and best outfits were on show, and in a particularly sweet scene, Granddad was holding a young baby at the water's edge whilst Dad took the photos and Nanny clapped and made faces just behind the camera to encourage baby to smile and look in the right direction.
And, all along the beach there are tiny little roped off triangles, marking where the turtles have come up onto the beach and laid their eggs, and where us humans need to give them a little bit of respect and a little bit of space.
All in all, a really rather beautiful scene.
As for our day, we've enjoyed some pool time, been for a paddle (older members of the party) or swim (younger members) in the sea, been out for a late lunch at Captain Hiram's in Sebastian, taken a stroll along the nice shopping area around the Ocean-side part of Vero (me and Nicky only), albeit sadly after most of the shops had closed for the day, and now we are all back at the resort, contemplating another dip in the pool and a bit of light tea later on.
