When the sun comes out, lots of people migrate towards the coast. The beaches are crammed with families swimming and building sandcastles, and the coastlines are full of tourists enjoying the weather and the views. Recently, I was one of those people! However, so many humans travelling in the same direction makes traffic a bit of a bore, and therefore makes public transport more enticing. I’m not a big fan of buses, (more a fan of trains) but then I found myself on a bus… that goes on a boat!

Had to get the National Parks badge on my Apple Watch, so where better to go for a bit-more-than-a-stroll than the Jurassic Coast?

Last weekend, Mr C and I took a bit of a break and used the long weekend to visit the coast. It was beautifully sunny, hot and busy, but it was great fun. We used the time to work on a process for taking, editing and sharing photos on the move, which I’ve written more about over on Sidepodcast. Along with photos, I took some video which I’ve compiled together using iMovie.

We decided to go to Swanage, which was incredibly busy, although there was surprisingly little traffic around, considering. I was a little disappointed that the beaches were so busy, because I wanted to build my sand castle. The last time we were at the beach, I felt like digging but was told that I couldn’t build a sandcastle without the proper equipment - a bucket and spade. So, when we got to Swanage, I made a beeline for the nearest beachside shop and purchased some. When we finally managed to pitch a spot on the crowded sand, Mr C sat down and said he would watch, I put my bucket and spade down and looked at the ground.