Beach Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/beach/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:17:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Beach Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/beach/ 32 32 2696646 Surf, Sun, Sand and Snow at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:13:50 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47823 Just a few photos from around Ynyslas over the past week or so. Snow in the hills, sun in the sky, sand on the beach and surf on the beach. The surf was good again on Saturday morning, and I managed to get out for a morning session without feeling too cold.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/feed/ 0 47823 Changes on the Beach https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/04/changes-on-the-beach/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/04/changes-on-the-beach/#comments Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:53:09 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=39112 Things continue to change on the beach here. They change every day of course and that’s part of the beauty of living by the sea. Winds, tides and the seasons change things day by day. No two days are ever the same, but there have been some longer-term changes happening lately that may not be...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/04/changes-on-the-beach/feed/ 1 39112 The Heatwave Cometh https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/the-heatwave-cometh/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/the-heatwave-cometh/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:46:58 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38059 We’re due another heat wave later this week. Not crazy hot this time here but still temperatures up into the high twenties. It was absolutely gorgeous out there this morning though. Sunny skies, temperatures a pleasant 20ºC and just a few small fair weather clouds. The sea was calm and there were large mullet breaking...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/08/the-heatwave-cometh/feed/ 0 38059 Quiet on the the Beach at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/07/quiet-on-the-the-beach-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/07/quiet-on-the-the-beach-at-ynyslas/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:29:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37797 Well, typically, having had a nice long break planned with Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday off work, I’ve been unable to do much with it. My cold / chest infection has kept me out of action. No doubt it’ll be fine by Thursday and I’ll be able to go to work as usual...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/07/quiet-on-the-the-beach-at-ynyslas/feed/ 0 37797 A Bugs Eye View https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/03/a-bugs-eye-view/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/03/a-bugs-eye-view/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:17:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37354 One nice thing about having the garden under control is the fact that whilst feeling ill with Covid I’ve at least been able to sit in the garden without an over-whelming urge to do some work on it. Everything is tidy and doing well so I’ve been able to just sit and chill. It’s not...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/03/a-bugs-eye-view/feed/ 1 37354 Beach Features https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/03/beach-features/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/03/beach-features/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2021 11:39:04 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=35957 The beach here has changed considerably over the past year or so. The submerged forest only used to be exposed on very low tides and usually only in a few patches. However, since the construction of the sea defences in Borth this has changed. The forest is now exposed in huge swathes all along the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2021/03/beach-features/feed/ 2 35957 Lockdown on the Beach https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/03/lockdown-on-the-beach/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/03/lockdown-on-the-beach/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:03:16 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=32925 Little has changed as far as the Coronavirus lockdown is concerned. We’ve been told in no uncertain terms to ‘Stay at Home’. Last weekend no one seemed to be listening as it was busier than a Bank Holiday weekend here, but the message is now getting through it would seem. For us, it isn’t really...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2020/03/lockdown-on-the-beach/feed/ 1 32925 Fun in the Canoe https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/fun-in-the-canoe/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/fun-in-the-canoe/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:59:13 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=30596 With half of the Cole Clan visiting for the week, it would have been rude not to have some fun on the beach. OK, the sun wasn’t exactly shining, but it was warm and the sea was calling. Ryder in particular wanted to go in the canoe as I think did Max so it was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/07/fun-in-the-canoe/feed/ 0 30596 New Year’s Day Walk https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/01/new-years-day-walk-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/01/new-years-day-walk-2/#respond Wed, 02 Jan 2019 05:46:37 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=28396 Yeah, we hadn’t seen the sun for ages, but it finally came out on New Year’s Day. Perfect or a family walk around the dunes. Although, I think everyone else in the world had come to Ynyslas for the day as well which was a bit of a shock to the system. We’ve had the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/01/new-years-day-walk-2/feed/ 0 28396 Mother Nature Showtime https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/11/mother-nature-showtime/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/11/mother-nature-showtime/#respond Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:04:03 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27711 Mother Nature is putting on quite a show again this morning. Big Surf, 50 knot winds and a glorious sunrise. I couldn’t resist a few more photos. This post is therefore nothing but a few nice photos of the sea and the beach here at Ynyslas.

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