All good things must come to an end

Tonight is our last night in the Gold Coast. It has been a lovely break. Probably not long enough, but a good way to finish the school holidays. After dinner we decided that we needed a good walk before going back to the apartment. The five girls didn't make a fuss about that at all and chattered happily for the 45 minutes that we were walking (if we'd come back to the apartment they would all be attached to their electronic devices - me included!). We walked south along the path and then decided to walk back along the beach. The beach is very wide and so the light from the street doesn't reach the sand. So it was quite dark except for the moonlight peeking through the clouds. It was very quiet, even the waves were quiet, it's a very mild, still night and the sand was making that cute squeaky sound! At the edge of the waves there was a flock of seagulls. They looked absolutely beautiful sitting all together - I don't think they get interrupted very often in that spot. I'm so grateful for the pleasure of a walk along the beach at night.