We had a fantastic day on the beach at the launch party. To see some pictures go here....www.justawalktothebeach.org/pages/morepages/gallery.htm
We had a digital camera treasure hunt, won by Andy and co (some very impressive sprinting to the carpark to get the camper van shot clinched the deal). Special mentions must also go to Ben and Sophia for moving the least and getting all the shots, zooming in on a camper van on the road was certainly a clever move, Nick and Bryony also showed exceptional dedication when they went to the beach shop and asked if they had a turtle that they could photograph (and after some rummaging in the store room found that they did!)
The sandcastle competition was certainly sandy. An impressive number of castles were built, beautiful flags displayed and a mermaid crafted. However the winners were Nick and Bryony with their inspired coffee and cake castle.
Thanks to Grandma Sue and Granma Ruth for their exemplary judging.
The leaky bucket relay was hilarious. The sea was so far away that we dug a well to race to but water supplies were limited so buckets of sand made their was back rather than water. After some questionable but highly effective tactics by Nicki the girls team were victorious.
Nicki made our delicious 'just a walk cake' with caster sugar sand, soon mixed with real sand but was much enjoyed by everyone.
Can we have a big cheer... 'HOORAH' for Tasha and Jim who cycled for 8 hours and covered about 50 miles over Exmoor to be with us on their Tandem. Sadly they didn't make it in time to get to the beach party but their achievement was amazing. To their enormous credit they also cycled back (another 5+ hours) to the station battling gale force winds, rain and thundering traffic on the Monday as many campers fled a stormy Devon.
We had a great weekend, barbeques, a pub lunch, noisy student neighbours, lots of flapping canvas, soggy stuff, catching some waves and a lot of splashing about, fabulous cooked breakfasts (cheers Ben!), walks on the beach and a few beers and most importantly amazing company. Thank you all for coming and supporting us and being the fabulous people that you all are!
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Three cheers for Tasha and Jim.
We've just read your newsletter - you're all doing such a fantastic job and we admire you immensely for all your efforts and hard work and for the fact that you want to help other families in similar circumstances. Three cheers!!
Love J & G xx
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