Sand Sculptures

Romany Rambler: Travelled 20186Km; 345 Nights Away

It was art of a different kind down on Himatangi Beach over the weekend.  Plots were measured out and for the princely sum of $2.00 anyone was welcome to “give it a go”.  Chris and Anne-Marie borrowed a folding spade from Robin and took their young family down to see what they could come up with.  We wandered down to the beach later to have a look.  There were all sorts of sculptures on display, and most of them had a seaside theme.  Our favourite was this very lifelike seal, created by a young lad who told us he won the competition last year.

The seal – our favourite

Humpty Dumpty

A Mermaid

The entries were judged by an artist from out-of-town and he wandered around with his clipboard taking notes and making his assessments.   He got chatting to us and told us that he chose the winner (a starfish) as it filled the whole plot and he liked the way the background had a different texture.  All the children got sweets so that kept them happy, and the winning adult sculptures won vouchers.

The winner – a starfish

The “Beach Ranger” was on duty making sure that vehicular traffic kept to the speed limit of 30km and drive sensibly.  The Ranger comes down each weekend and volunteers her time to safeguard all beach users.  She is authorised to issue tickets to those who break the law, and collect photographic evidence to use if the cases come to court.  

 

The Beach Ranger on patrol