Our part of the beach at Bude completing the sandcastle
Our part of the beach at Bude completing the sandcastle

Enjoying the hotel and beach in Bude as I take our first video pictures with the new camera

Fairly early awake and I read my video recorder and camera instructions thoroughly whilst Diana feeds the baby. Daniel and Debbie awake just as the morning drinks were arriving at 7.15pm and we all appreciated them greatly. Down together to a good breakfast with fried English breakfast for Daniel and Frosties for Deborah. Then back up to start using the video in anger, creating sub titles and dates and then filming the hotel. Out to the shop for morning coffee, a look at the shops for presents and then, after a sandwich lunch at the hotel, we set off for the beach. 

The day is comfortably warm with occasional cloud and we enjoy paddling and building sand castles. Daniel and Debbie also go swimming in the hotel pool before off to tea for them and back to the video highlights for me! News tonight of an impending dock strike as the NCB management consider the use of NCB labour to unload coking coal for Ravenscraig. Continuing violence in Northern Ireland as confidence in the Royal Ulster Constabulary worsens .