Liam hits the beach

While staying in Saint-Remy, we planned a beach day and drove the 50 min drive to Saintes-Maries-de-La-Mer. It’s an open marchland area south of Nimes, with fields of grass, loads of horses and flamingos. We only caught glimpses of the flamingos, but the horses were in stables and farms all over the place. The small seaside town is a bit of an odd place, more like a Mexican ranch to me, than a French resort. This was to be Liam’s first beach day. He donned his new red swim gear and took in the beach view. He was fascinated by the sand and held it up in his hands and let it fall like water. He filled his bucket, squashed the sand castles I made and generally enjoyed himself. The water was warm enough for us and Caroline and I both swam, but it was a bit cold for Liam. He realised he could crawl into the water, but wanted out as soon as a small wave came. It was only after an hour or so that he tried eating the sand… I suppose he was getting hungry and it seemed like a good idea. So we saved him from it and went for an ice-cream and Liam got some food too.