A stroll on the beach

Yes, another absolutely beautiful day - hot and sunny - far too nice to ‘do’ anything, much better to waste it having fun. So we took a picnic to Criccieth and walked on the beach.

As you can see we weren’t the only ones out for a stroll, we passed this family of Tripodolites on their way down to the sea for a swim. Tripodolites aren’t the best of swimmers on account of their long spindly legs, heavy bodies, and the fact that don’t have any arms – all disadvantages to the swimmer - but they do their best, bless ‘em.

Tripodolites come from Portugal and are to be found there on beaches everywhere, getting a tan or playing beach volleyball, but to see them in Wales is something of a rarity. I asked one of the older Tripodolites what they were doing in Criccieth and she told me that they were just visiting, on holiday with a large coach party from the Algarve – so that explained it.

Holly seems to have caught this beach sculpture bug thing – here’s one she made whilst I was chatting to the Tripodolite family. She tells me that it’s a Kissing Creature and that they are the best kissers in the universe. Just look at that big dark eye, those long eyelashes, and those really kissable full red lips… I think that she may be right.

Hey, you Tripodolites! Watch out! Here she comes… Kissy, kissy.