Fossil hunting with their old dad!

Ambling and strolling along the beach at West Runton looking for fossils in the rock pools with the girls has to be as close to parenting utopia as I will ever get. Just chatting alongside the excitement of the finds is just great. Lucy loves it and has a habit of finding some beautiful stones and finds. Anna goes for quantity and I lost count of the times she excitedly declared 'I found one!' We are only searching for belemnites that are not exactly rare and as a family we are accumulating jars of the things at home. We are definitely not going to make archaeologists of the year, but our drink and count up after our walk in the beautiful spring Norfolk sunshine was such a simple and lovely time with the girls. Their competitive spirit shines through as they try to outdo each other in the 'who has the fattest, longest, best end and best looking' competition was priceless and good fun. Ice cream and arcades at Cromer made the day even better!