{"id":2102,"date":"2012-04-01T20:36:44","date_gmt":"2012-04-01T10:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2013-05-25T00:10:12","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T14:10:12","slug":"three-middle-aged-men-in-a-pink-dinghy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/three-middle-aged-men-in-a-pink-dinghy\/","title":{"rendered":"THREE MIDDLE AGED MEN IN A PINK DINGHY"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shells<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Drinks<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Beach<\/a><\/p>\n

\"White<\/a><\/p>\n

We didn’t expect to ring in the New Year wondering whether three men in a pink dinghy were going to drown in a spontaneous burst of drunken cray-fishing. Luckily they didn’t, their children’s toy boat good humoured enough to keep afloat it heavy load, a held breath away from being inundated by each tiny wave.<\/p>\n

Picnics on the beach next to strangers in fading light soon lead to lively conversations with a beer in the hand. Full bellied contentment, squint eyed games of beach cricket and frisbee lit by fireworks with Gracie dogs collar held tight.<\/p>\n

\"Chickpea<\/p>\n

\"Beach‘<\/a>\"Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Conversation<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dylan<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Rockpools<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wandering<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Golden<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sun<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Fathers<\/a><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sunset<\/p>\n

\"Silhouettes<\/a><\/p>\n

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