This is a proper holiday post. You’ll be able to tell because it’s going to be short and probably a bit sand covered so I hope nobody is naked as that could be quite uncomfortable…and a bit rude. 
We’re having an amazing time. The weather has been boiling hot AND it has poured with rain but it’s what we’re used to so we’re ok.
Today we stalked the great white shrimp down amongst the craggy sea filled hollows and caught a few, but the hammer head shark evaded us, sorry dad.
And I was yet again a bad mummy, because, erm, I let Miss M pee in a rock pool.
(Shielding myself from the gasps of horror and disgust.)
(This wasn’t the pool.)
I promise we were too far away to get to the toilet in time and nobody was nearby.
I promise I chose a tiny pool that looked empty and had just a few pebbles in it and already looked a bit green and stagnant.
I promise I wouldn’t have let her do erm, anything else…
..but I did feel kind of guilty. She’s only 3 though, so she only does tiny little wees, seriously, a small haddock probably adds more to the ocean than Miss M, she eats and drinks like a mouse.
One think that did worry me a little though, was the oily rainbow we added to the water each time our hands dipped into the crystal clear pools.
EvenMiss E noticed;
Miss E: “Will our suntan cream hurt the fish?”
Me: “I don’t know babe. I hope not, but I don’t know.”
And part of me was thinking, ‘it’s so sad that the stuff we use to protect ourselves from an environmental danger we unwittingly created, could now be further harming the environment.’
Then I thought, ‘Chill out Jo, time for ice cream.’
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August 4th, 2008 at 3:30 am
I seem to remember that we used to dig a hole in the sand to pee in when I was a child!
August 4th, 2008 at 5:33 am
my secret? i love peeing outside.
but only when appropriate, of course. when hiking or camping. i don’t just, you know, head off into the back yard for a whizz..
August 4th, 2008 at 7:13 am
We’ve been peeing on rocks as long as we’ve been peeing.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Peeing in an unused tide pool is SO much better than peeing in a pool or on someone’s lap. Try not to stress about it. They sell organic sunscreen in some places, by the by.
August 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Oh a little P never hurt anyone and you can’t make a 3 year old wait. Glad to hear you’re having a good time, I hope the sun shines relentlessly for you for the rest of your holiday.
August 4th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Glad you are having a good time. Must needs etc. It’s so much easier for little boys. I’m sure she’s not the first or the last to get caught short!
August 4th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
i am gasping in horror AND disgust. no one was naked.
August 4th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
I’ve been lurking here and find you so endearing and refreshing. Just thought I should pop out and say so.
Boo!
Or, um… I mean, HI!
August 4th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I thought, Oh my! Is she going to show the picture of her kid peeing?!”, and was glad you did not.
I am sure her butt is adorable but you know. 
I’m glad your rational self talked to the worrier, too. Vacation ain’t no time to be thinkin’!
Kidding, of course, cause I know what you mean.
But that place looks fantastic!
August 4th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
wonderful to hear of your great time
and oh yes….. pee is good for you. sterile and all. drink up fishes. 