Tuesday, June 08, 2004

Hugh crashes

Car key now works as usual. I guess a little extra drying out overnight sorted the problem. Pheww!

From the campsite there are a series of cycle paths through the forest along the coast, via the salt marshes and all the way up to Brem Sur Mer. There must be tens of kilometres of really nice cycling. We took a picnic, and the four of us set off for the day. With a 6 and 4 year old it was fantastic to be able to cycle straight from the tent on special cycle paths safe from traffic. The cycle route was perfect for the children, but unfortunately Hugh got the speed bug. He just keep wanting to go faster and faster. As all parents do, we kept reminding him to use his brakes and slow down or he would crash. Well the inevitable happened, he crashed, luckily only about 1km away from home on the return trip after about 9 km's. He managed to badly graze it hip, side and elbow with a fairly major high speed accident. He is a bit more circumspect now !

From the campsite there was direct access to the beach and the Atlantic. The sea was a bit rough with some people surfing, but I went for a swim cos I like crashing into the waves. The sea was surprisingly warm. Hugh and Elizabeth didn't fancy the sea, especially with Hugh's sore bits.

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