13 January 2012

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Hot, hot, hot. The temperature did not drop much overnight and we were

feeling it this morning. In the van and off to Scarborough on the coast.



The masses were moving to the beach early as it was already a scorcher and

we wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. We parked down near Brighton

Beach and after a quick walk and a coffee it was time for a swim and not a

minute too soon.



There were plenty of people in the water; no surprise there as the water

was magic. Very clear water and no seaweed. Rachel didn't last long

though as she managed to get stung by a jellyfish. As the responsible

swimmers we are (remember always swim between the flags) she was quick to

find the life savers who applied some lotion to ease the sting.



After this I could tell a few of the locals were looking about in the water

and as I became a bit more focussed on avoiding a sting I started spotting

the jellyfish. Nasty little suckers with tentacles awaiting any

unsuspecting arms or legs in their vicinity. That was enough for me and I

made my way back to our gear.



After a quick shower we sat on the lawns keeping cool in the shade and then

received some very welcomed news. Our real estate agent had phoned and

when we called her back she informed us she had found suitable tenants to

rent our house - gold. That was a huge relief and made all that hard work

getting the place up to scratch worth it.



Once we had finished up collecting some groceries we headed back to the

caravan park for lunch. Nothing much to do after that except stay cool in

the pool and that we did......now this is a good holiday.

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