Glorious sunshine called for a trip to the beach so we headed off to our favourite and we weren’t disappointed. Fortnum was so excited to be close to the sea again he shot off out of the back of the car and didn’t stop running for about 10 minutes. ... The last time we took the bassets to Paekakariki Beach they were mere puppies still. My how they have changed. They did us proud. So well behaved with other people on the beach, although not well behaved enough yet to let them off the leads all the time. Maybe... I got married 13 years ago today. In 1995 it was one of the hottest days of the year. Today was one of the hottest days this week so we decided to head to the beach. Suitably dressed in a number of layers we arrived at Paekakariki beach on the west coast north of... 