Life on the beach (Short story 3)

There's so many things to do on the beach and usually my chosen activity depends first on nature...

On every beach I can find some creatures, usually small, not so visible at first, but if I sit down on the sand, not too far from the water, I can usually spot some crabs running around and other types of sandy creatures...

Depending on the weather as well, sometimes it is just too hot to move or do anything outside the water. Watching these creatures, chasing and catching them is one of my ways to entertain myself on the beach.

Lying down quietly and listening to the sounds of the waves, the birds catching fish in the water, is one of my favourites... but if the beach is crowded, especially with loud kids and families, then there's probably just one thing left for me to do... go find a quieter beach!

View from above (Short story 2)

And what a view...?!

Every time I watch my photos from my trip in Cape Le Grand I'm once again amazed about the beaches there and the views.

Sometimes I see pictures of places that looks beautiful but when I get there I find them less attractive and realise that once again the picture was better than the real thing. But not in this case, not Esperance in West-Australia. Looking on the web and seeing the pictures from this amazing national park, I'm thinking to my self, yes, that's exactly how it looks like!

When the sun is shining (and it often does) the variation of blue colors of the water in combination with the very fine white squeaky sand, the green bushes and the blue sky above, creating these amazing views.

In addition, the serenity, the peace and quiet as in rest of WA makes it even more pleasant for me. Walking on these long stretches of beaches for a whole day without seeing any human. Did see lots of birds and kangaroos, but not people, not even one, until I got back to my starting point, Wharton beach with road access.

In Hellfire bay, there was a group of 4 travellers in a van enjoying a refreshing dip in the freezing water. These were the only people I met in 2 days.

The water are very cold, around 15 degrees c. but as the temperature outside is about 30 degrees c. it's so nice to have a swim in the clear transparent water... but not too far from the shore as I didn't feel like meeting any sharks, they are known to be in the area.

View from below (Short story 1)

I love the beach and I know I'm not the only one. Of course not all beaches are as nice, inspiring and fun but the important thing is that they are by the sea.

Living in the Netherlands is not the ultimate place for beach lovers, not even close, but the country lies on the coast and therefore has many beaches to explore, from south to north. So I did.

During my first years living in the Netherlands I explored many of the beaches, from Texel Island in the north to 'Scheveningen in Den-Haag, yes, there more to explore south of the capital but come on, it is the North Sea...

If you never had the experience of sitting on icy sand on the beach in the cold dutch winter, then you don't know the feeling of a cold frozen yet sinking ass...(and you didn't miss anything).