Friday 23rd August 2019 - Sun, sea and sand in Oostende

More pastries and fresh bread for breakfast followed by a morning of laundry, jobs and chilling out. Next up was another round of go-karts which were starting to lose their appeal so we limited this session to 30 minutes before heading back to the boat for a late lunch.

The obligatory chocolate shopping was followed by a lovely afternoon at the beach, the boys spending most of their time in the water and Esme choosing to utilise her Dad's civil engineering skills.

It was lovely to see AJ swimming and splashing in the waves again. He loved being in the water during our time away and he must miss it just as much as I miss seeing him happy and free in the water.

Ollie doesn't like the sand too much so appreciated time playing in the water fountains to clean off after spending the afternoon on the beach!

Late back to the boat, the kids showered whilst Patrick and I tidied up and I started to prepare dinner when we heard a shout outside the boat. It was a lovely family we had met 4 years ago in Bradwell when they had only just bought their boat. They had been inspired by our stories of wonderful holidays in Holland with Oostende being our preferred first port of call over the North Sea and this was their second trip across. We invited them on board and swapped stories until our all ready cooking dinner could wait no longer and our guests headed off to trial the delights of the go-karts.

Sadly by the time dinner was finished and packed away it was too late for us all to head out to the beer festival.... maybe next year!