Meet the Beach

Sister Bliss has two more members of her Dandie Dinmont 'family'. Oaksleigh Natty Dread at Rontybrig and her son, Rontybrig Maxxi Jazz - known as Natty Dread and Maxxi. They live just about on the beach. A gorgeous, sandy beach with little bays between the five man-made reefs which protect this part of the North Norfolk Coast and the Great Crested Newt.

With no public access to the beach at this point, it is usually very quiet. But this weekend has been a Bank Holiday and there were at least five groups of people enjoying themselves - grid lock!

Sister Bliss had been to the beach once before - as a puppy - when she was carried over the sand dunes. But it was winter then so no meeting the waves for her that time. Maxxi and Natty Dread love the sea and when we walked to the water's edge, they lept into the small waves joyfully. Dear little Sister Bliss didn't hesitate. She too made her way into the water - it didn't seem to phase her in the slightest. We keep the dogs on flexi-leads just in case they swim to the Netherlands, the nearest landfall due east. They were just like 'kids' on the beach - checking every piece of flotsam and jetsam and shrieking with excitement when they found a large crab. Sulks followed of course when they had to leave it behind.

It was a lovely warm afternoon with a clear blue sky and I enjoyed myself too! So nice and warm that the dogs were dry before they got home via the foxhole that has just appeared which needed to be inspected.