#67 Build the Ultimate Sandcastle and Have Fun in the Sun

This one would have been really easy when I was a kid, as I was brought up in St Ives, Cornwall, and our house practically overlooked the beach. Many a summers day was spent playing in the sand. These days however I live in Hampshire. And not in the coastal part. In the distinctly uncoastal suburban part of north Hampshire. Rubbish.

So, I had to wait for a weekend by the sea instead. Which I've done this weekend. I've come down to Weymouth with the husband and lots of chums for a celebration of the husband's (& his bessie mate's) birthday. So, we took a leisurely stroll down to beach and constructed a pretty mean sandcastle. Ed masterminded the architecture and I took direction....



The key to a good sandcastle, it seems, is to use damp sand and pack it down well.



And then to be gentle with the bucket removal so as not to damage the overall structure. One thing is for sure - sandcastles are fragile things. We had a few subsidence incidents and had to shore up the mound on more than one occasion.



I'm not sure it's necessarily the ultimate sandcastle, but I couldn't have made it even half as good without Ed's design insights and Emily's inspired additions so- kudos to you guys and a big fat tick for me!