East Mersea island Beach

Bank Holidays!  It's like getting something for free, isn't it! The May one is always particularly delightful since it usually comes soon after Easter!  We felt buoyant and full of life yesterday, knowing that there was no school today! We decided to head around an hour away to Mersea island which is famous for its Oysters.  My ancestors hail from round there in a place called Tollesbury.

 Mersea Island might not be the prettiest place, the water doesn't look particularly inviting and there is a Power station opposite, but it is still lovely to visit the beach.

 The particular draw for me is the beautiful pastel beach houses that spread a long way along the East Mersea beach.

 Many of them were closed up but we did see a few people enjoying a raucous and fun time in their huts. I've never been inside one but I would absolutely love to!

 There were a few Kite-surfers out, hovering above the waves.  Here is one before he took to the waters.

 As you might have guessed, this was my opportunity to seek sea-glass. I follow someone on Instagram who finds seaglass here and I did hope I might find a few pieces.  This clearish piece was an early find but it seemed there were very slim pickings.

 I looked up to see the Kite surfer defying gravity!

 The beach was largely bereft of people with the odd other individual or couple traipsing their way along the path.

 After no luck for a while, I spied a nice piece of brown. Apparently it is common place to Seaglass collectors, but I have only ever found 2 pieces.

 As well as the pastel parade, there is a tasteful selection of blue and green hues.

 But though I like them, I am drawn towards the pastel rainbow.

 Towards the time where CBC, who was lying on a rug, informed me that he was chilled and wished to return to the car, I thought my luck for finding anything particularly pretty was lost, but I found this tiny blue piece of Bonfire seaglass. Bonfire seaglass is glass that has reached such high temperatures that it has fused with other material.  The green piece is not 'ready' yet, it probably needs more tumbling but I liked its heart shape.

 Here are my finds along with a few other shells. I found a marble but sadly it was new, not all tumbled, weathered and misty.  I picked it up anyway!

A short meander it was, but that doesn't render it any less enjoyable!

xx