Beach and Garden

We have grown to like the pebble beaches here. You can just put your clothes or towels on the ground and not worry about sand getting everywhere. The kids made rock sculptures and let their polly pocket dolls have some tanning time while they played in the water.

We got home and cleaned up and then it was time to go to the fruit garden with Frank. Again we picked some apricots, plums, figs, and cherries. Some of the figs were quite high so I hoisted Yasmin and Roya on my shoulders (not at the same time though!) and they used the picker to get the ripe figs for us.

Frank also has a big vegetable garden at the "farm". We all helped pick some beans and lettuce. It is wonderful to pick our own fruit and vegetables and have them fresh. Frank also surveyed the grapes to make sure they were in good shape before we headed back.

On the way back we took a drive. We drove through a tunnel which goes almost directly underneath Frank and Adrie's house! We also drove up one of the hills for yet another beautiful view of the lake and surrounding area.

We had various fish and shellfish on the barbecue for supper and Frank introduced us to tiny fried fish that you have to eat whole - with the head, tail and skin still on! They are quite tasty actually, but Yasmin and Roy didn't think so. They tried one each, but we took the heads off for them first.

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