Craig Goes Back to Baishawan Again

Craig behaved so well when he went to Baishawan on Dad's scooter a few weeks ago that Dad asked if he wanted to do it again. Craig was firmly in favour. They left home even earlier this time, 7:30am!! That may have been too early for Craig because he couldn't finish his breakfast this time. They had been riding for about 45 minutes by that stage but three tiny pancakes was too much.

But he was very clearly happy to be hanging out with Dad ..... and going to the beach.

To break up the long ride they stopped once again to buy another drink. Craig really likes Yakult.

When they arrived at the beach the sun was blazing hot and the reflection off the sand seemed to have an unwanted effect on Dad's camera.

The same problem seemed to affect the phone when a video was taken as well.


Craig was very busy all morning--first with digging a hole at the water's edge and then with building a wall. Then, Dad had to dig a tunnel underneath the wall to allow seawater to come in. Unfortunately, the tide went out too quickly spoiling the plan. The good thing was Craig was very happy about getting water in his bucket and pouring into the tunnel.

He had heaps of fun carrying water up the beach.

All that exercise made Craig hungry. He wasn't very patient when waiting for lunch.

The view of the beach from where they were sitting was nice. It was also good to be out of the sun for a while.

During the middle of the day they retired to the nearby B&B. Craig enjoyed the bath and Dad really appreciated the air-conditioned comfort. Craig stayed in the bath for an hour and a half. ;)

They were back on the beach at about 3:30. It was perfect weather for messing about in the shallows.

This trip was quite different to the last one in that Craig wore his flotation vest at the beach. Perhaps because of his misadventures last time, this time he was quite cautious about going into the water. He only headed out into the waves (yes those tiny one you can see in the background) when holding hands with his Dad. It's always better to be safe than sorry.