Inner Child Walking Tidal Pools

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Sea Pools, Beaches Who Doesn't Love Them?

Remember to arrive with old takkies/plimsolls/trainers no matter what you call them, here you will need them to save your feet being shredded by rock barnacles, better grip for getting around.

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Pools most definitely will bring out the child in me, gazing in to see crabs scurry around, sea weed gently waving back up, anemones or waves crashing close, it's intoxicating breathing in sea air.

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Balancing act between the rocks a gentle reminder you go slower now, pace of life alters with exhilaration, wishing to visit many pool each slightly different the closer to where the sea now low tide breaks across rocky bay.

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Well worth checking tide and timing to be here for a low tide to enjoy respectful, educational fun, learning by watching who dances in the same pool together.

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As always enjoy by looking, photographing never touching, nor remove anything these living creatures left in nature to teach up coming generation, perhaps your grand-children or children would love witnessing them one day.

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All have an inner child, most glorious place to enjoy is in tidal pools, leave only footprints take away memories that last forever!

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#wednesdaywalk host @tattodjay in collaboration with #makemesmile hosted by @elizacheng

All photography using Canon Powershot SX730 HS.

Thought for Today: "A child is what you put into him." - African Proverb

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See pools sure do call for childishness, the beach generally is a place to exhibit a playful side of us with endless space to run around having fun.

Good evening Joan

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Balancing not always great on slippery rocks, always be prepared to get a little wet. One of the few places for closed shoes to have some fun between the pools.

Have a great day, almost weekend again.... where does time go?

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Oh, yes, that sea sit is intoxicating. What lovely pictures… OH MY🤗❤️💕

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Always fun being there, forgetting age and having fun!

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Ohh this post appeals to my inner child as well, s]I do love tidal pools, well you know I like anywhere by the water LOL

Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)

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So many lose the sense of a little adventure, arrive down the path take photos and disappear back into cars. Arriving when tide is retreating staying a good couple of hours is a must.

Always enjoy seeing young families teaching little ones what is in the pools or how to fish from the rocks (need a license here).

Have an amazing day, hopefully another excursion down at the waters edge.

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Ohh yes I think its important we all let our inner child out from time to time, and seeing families have fun together is always great to see

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Beautiful Joan, I love to explore such areas at the beach, you can find so many little treasures, crabs, fishes and more. Let's hope that our grand kids will still be able to enjoy such places too 😀

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Don't need children or grand-children for an excuse, go down to enjoy the pools, falling off rocks, revitalize youthful memories.

Try remember what you recognize spotting creations, how often we forget small things that brought lots of fun into our lives.

!LUV and !LOLZ balancing act called life!

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You're right, there have been so many little things that made much fun when I was a kid, and these were no toys you could buy at a shop.

Have a !PIZZA from me, served with !LUV and !LOLZ
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Most still not obtainable in a toy shop nor computer screen, may take the edge off a little, never beat the actual sensory bliss being out doing it.

!BEER

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Kids are still baking sand cakes in the sand pit on the playground, but they don't eat them ... we did and we are still alive 🤣 !LOLZ

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Sand cakes were flying projectiles like snow balls, then go home and face the music!

Now big children make sand castles yup oldies, little ones dance around waiting to jump them flat, or a wave arrives washing all away.

!LUV a spoiler alert children very seldom do what we did.
!WINEX

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Haha, oh yes, they could also be thrown 😁 !LOLZ

We have built sand castles with our kids when they were young, and most fun we have had when we jumped on them 😀

Maybe you like a !PIZZA fresh from the Oven 😋
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Days of good clean fun, clean since you were right next to the water to rinse off in a swim. A place we really never got scolded for being a little wild in play.

!LOLZ

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It's very different today - children's games are different and at least where I live you can hardly hear them playing outside anymore. We got dirty in the woods and wet in the brook and our mom yelled at us because she had to wash our clothes again 😂 !LOLZ

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Children here still play outdoors enjoying themselves, only difference now is no longer on the street normally in garden only.

This generation are so restricted one seldom sees cycling unless parents take them to a park where able to enjoy off the roads away from dangerous traffic.

Special clothing was allotted to our activities, always came home pretty dirty.

!LUV
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We have a little park with playground and much grass between our apartment houses and it's in a safe distance from the street, but I don't hear often children playing.
At home, where I have grown up, there was and still is only one small road and we have played everywhere including the road because the few cars which were driving haven't meant a danger for us 😀

Yeah, we also didn't use our school clothes, because they needed to stay clean 🤣 !LOLZ

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Oh, I so miss the sea... I don't think I will be able to see it this year though. Great pics by the way.

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Rock pools attract me more than beaches, thanks for visiting and enjoy the sea when you get there once again.

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Yes, those little pools are great, I used to look into them until I saw creates coming out of their hiding again. Beautiful @joanstewart
Thank you for sharing with us you beautiful captures 😊
Have a wonderful evening 👋🏻🥰

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Spray in the air, make time to enjoy one never knows when you will be afforded opportunity again.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day.

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Exactly… enjoy it all and especially the little things 🥰
You are welcome @joanstewart 😁 thanks a lot!
Enjoy your Thursday

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You are absolutely right - I used to love going down to the beach to play in the rock pools with my mates when I was young ! Lovely photos !
!ALIVE

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I love rock pools and was looking in some yesterday:)
!LUV

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Clambering around the pools I hope, all up close and personal enough to get a little wet?

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oh my feet were wet, walking on the rocky shore, although I did not walk in rockpools, there were areas of water I did walk through🤣😁

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Inner child always comes out having to splash around pools, especially in regions where they are clean, Oh so refreshing!

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hehe and we can't deny our inner child 🤣🤣🤣
Very refreshing especially when the weather is warm!

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Not planning on denying the inner child to get out, ever... Warm enough here all year round along the coast where I live to enjoy a splash.

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Yes I do envy the warm enough to enjoy a splash all year round!

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Very pleasant photos. Probably very good there. The sound of the surf, the smell of freshness.

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Nothing to beat the smell or take away pure pleasure on time spent there.

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There is not much that can beat a nice walk amongst these pools indeed! I love your last photo...so much detail! Absolutely beautiful!

And I agree with you...Look, take photos...but don't touch or remove, that future generations can also have the same privilege to enjoy and learn!

Thank you for sharing!

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Living in the province this is a must visit for a long weekend, mid week break or full week to take in what is on offer, absolutely brilliant!

Have an amazing day and keep smiling.

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Oh my word this brings back my childhood memories of endless afternoons (once homework was done) and long weekends growing up on the South Coast. Which beach is this Joan? I'm sure much has changed but each shot is like a flash back to a very sweet childhood. Except those barnacles. I remember being knocked over by a wave and dragged a couple metres over the barnacle rock face....

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This is Mission Rocks up in iSimangaliso region, North Coast, under parks board management.

Plenty of excellent places available to visit not damaged by polluted rivers, either far north or south.

Barnacles strip your hands, feet, always extra careful now, when younger we really did not think of consequences, painful!

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Mission Rocks?!!! How did I not recognize it

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Timed it for low tide and visited again on high tide, pools always most enjoyable.

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Definitely. We were more prompt to low tides than school times 🤣

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Somethings we took note of, others not so much.

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Oh who doesnt just love time on the beach! To hear the water and play in the sand is surely good for our inner child!

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Pools bring out the inner child, even a puddle in a road one does a one footed hop through hoping to splash whoever walks beside you 😂.

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