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5

Quiet day today. No cheese factory; too far to drive, and there's no visitor's centre at the moment so not possible to see the fabrication processes. 

After the scorching noon day sun had calmed down a bit around 5pm, we walked the 2km down the beach to Haystack Rock. It's about 200ft tall, covered in birds nesting. Seagulls and some small black birds. We saw a bald eagle swooping around trying to get some eggs. 

Lots of people on the beach despite it being a non-weekend. We forged the small river to get to the busy side of the beach. 

Another beautiful beach day. It's easy to let the days go by with friendship bracelets, a good audiobook, some music, and a stunning sandy beach. 

Tobin has mastered the striped friendship bracelet. Julias has completed a zigzag one. I've finished one for myself with a pattern I've improvised. Lise burned her anklet friendship bracelet in the beach fire last night (intentionally) and has now completed another bracelet. 

Jeff is not interested in making a bracelet. 

This has been a good trip for embroidery thread.