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10 Axioms of Going to the Beach in France

  1. The concept of tides can be very disturbing for a kid. No, a giant wave won’t come when the tide is low; yes, your sand castle will be destroyed when the tide creeps up.
  2. I have the strangest tan lines ever. This is what happens when you wear shorts and tank tops but rarely lay down on the beach under the sun.
  3. Churros and ice cream are the best snacks ever. Whoever claimed that sugar is evil can snack on healthy food in hell.
  4. It’s absolutely impossible to read a magazine when an overexcited kid wants to build sand castles.
  5. Sand gets everywhere. Sand is hard to get rid of when water pressure is low in the bathtub and shower schedules are difficult to set up when nine persons share a house.
  6. It’s a mistake to give a kid chocolate-filled cookies as a snack because they tend to fall in the sand and sandy chocolate-filled cookies aren’t exactly on top of the “best snacks ever.”
  7. Balls or flying objects will land on your towels.
  8. The sun will hide as soon as you arrive on the beach.
  9. Dipping your feet in the water after seeing sharks at the aquarium does feel a bit creepy even if you are pretty sure white sharks don’t come to a sleepy village on the Atlantic coast.
  10. The water is too cold, the sand too coarse, the wind too strong and there is too much seaweed but everybody has a blast regardless.
At the Beach
At the Beach
At the Beach
At the Beach
Discovering the concept of tides
Discovering the concept of tides
At the Beach
At the Beach
Mussels and Seashells
Mussels and Seashells
At the Beach
At the Beach
Seagull Feather
Seagull Feather
Staircase in the Cliff
Staircase in the Cliff
Saint Michel's Harbour
Saint Michel’s Harbour
Fishing in the Harbour
Fishing in the Harbour
Fish for Sale
Fish for Sale
Fisheries
Fisheries
In the Water
In the Water
In the Water
In the Water
The Beach
The Beach
Churros
Churros
Churros
Churros
Ice Cream
Ice Cream
Ice Cream
Ice Cream
Sugar High
Sugar High
Sugar High
Sugar High
Lollipops
Lollipops
At the end of the day
At the end of the day
At the end of the day
At the end of the day
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Zhu

French woman in English Canada.

Exploring the world with my camera since 1999, translating sentences for a living, writing stories that may or may not get attention.

Firm believer that nobody is normal... and it’s better this way.

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