Arising early to beat the heat, we set off for a cycle as we have not been able to use the bikes for a while. We cycled through a National Park along Brackley Beach following sea inlets and sand dunes before going down a grass track that ended on a deserted beach scattered with the most amazing assortment of driftwood.
After the cycle, we went for a wander along the beach, but being high tide and having to dodge many washed up red jellyfish made it quite tough going.
We spent the rest of the day at the cottage, reading on the deck, swimming and just taking time out from being tourists. This really feels like a beachside summer holiday and it is a treat to switch hotel rooms and meals out for a cottage and home cooking.
It was time to do some star gazing this evening, so we attended a really interesting lecture on stars and galaxies with stunningly beautiful space photographs from the Hubble telescope. We then headed off to the beach in the dark to observe the night skies through a telescope. We saw the craters on the moon; Venus; Saturn’s rings and 2 moons; an open star cluster; a closed star group and another galaxy. It was fascinating and we become so inconsequential in the vastness of space where distances are measured in light years.
Driving home we saw some of the nocturnal wildlife including a raccoon and a couple of cute little red foxes.
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