Our day starts early, as we spot shooting stars at 3:30 when we walk to the toilet. We see many stars as it’s a bright night.
The real day starts at 6:45 with cuddles in the tent, and a trip to Lidl as we really don’t have much food left. The kids are spoiled with a croissant and we eat a quick breakfast before we head to the beach. The 20 minutes walk is a lot of fun as there are countless blackberries along the path. We enjoy an extra breakfast and it’s already 11 when we arrive on the beach.
The sea is wild. The coastal guards are busy shouting indications to the surfers and swimmers about the current and the wind. It’s sunny and 25 degrees and the wind is strong. The waves come at a 2 second interval, making swimming and snorkeling difficult. The kids make a dam and warm pool. It’s low tide.
It’s cute to be at the same beach two years later, with bigger kids and a different pace. Life is much easier now! Tim and Olga take turns conquering the waves.
At 12:30 Zeno is shiffering and the dam broke as high tide is coming in powerfully. We head back to the campsite. On the way back, Cleo gets a splinter in her foot. We carry her up the hill back to the campsite and there she removes it herself while we were getting our tweezer.
We enjoy lunch and a book while the kids play for hours on the playground. There are not many other kids, but they enjoy themselves neverthless.
We practice with tools to follow the eclips later today, as we did not came across any official glasses. The cover of our cooking pot seems to be the most promising tool.
The eclips starts at 19, we are still cooking dinner. The camping owner passes by and gives us a pair of eclips glasses when he notices us struggeling with our tools. What a hero! Now we can see the eclips live.
Zeno finds it difficult not to look straight in the sun. He keeps on taking the cookinh pot cover and peakinh through the hole. Our warnings don’t bother him at all, so we nearly want to lock him in the car to protect his eyes. At the eclips peak it’s cool and a bit less bright, but not dark at all. 10% sun is still very powerful, even at 20 in the evening!
It was a restful day and that’s exactly why we’re here.
