A new Christmas Tradition

I know - how cute is this little chap? Every year grey seals breed around the Norfolk coastline from late November onwards. By New Year there are large numbers of young colonies scattered about the beaches.

In recent years, each Christmas holiday, we have made it a new family tradition to go and visit the seals. It is a wonderful site to see all the new born pups with their mums. The whole beach is roped off so that they can be left in relative peace whilst being viewed by the public from high up on the sand dunes.

But some pups, like this little one, make their way up into the dunes and lie in the path of the onlookers. You have to keep your distance - I obviously didn't get this close - I used the zoom thingy!


The number of new pups are counted each day and chalked up on a blackboard in the carpark. It has been absolutely freezing each time we have been but it is always well worth it. We then go for a hot drink and a big breakfast at a local caffe to warm up.

Do you have any Christmas Traditions which are personal to your family?

As Christmas Traditions go, this one gets the
Seal of Approval in our house. (Eeek. Sorry !!!)

Well, the last of my own little pups lands back here tomorrow for the holidays, so I am signing off now until the New Year.

Have a great Christmas everyone!

Cathy x