The depth of water was such, at that time, that we could not do a lot of swimming, but as the tide came in further, the depth of water increased and I was up to my waist. My hubby was having a good swim to and fro, and I was helping my son to get the hang of lying on top of the water and kicking his legs. After a while, he wanted to paddle by himself, so moved away and into shallower water. I stayed in the slightly deeper bit and did a bit of swimming on my own, still keeping my eye on my son though.
After a short while, I realised that I needed to have a pee. The public toilets were quite a long way away, and across a car park. I would need to put sandals on and dry myself off to make the trip. I decided, as the sea was vast, and tidal of course, maybe it would not be too bad if I wee'd where I was. I would move to another area afterwards ! I quickly glanced around and there was nobody within 50 metres of me. Oh the relief :wah:
Suddenly, from a little way behind me at 500 decibels, my son shouted "Mummy, there's yellow water all round you !!!!!!" OMG the shame !!!!!
:o I quickly looked around and people who were paddling about 50 metres away were glaring at me!! I moved away from this 'yellow water' and reassured my son that the sea does sometimes have a strange colour. That seemed to satisfy him and he never questioned further, thank goodness. My hubby was well away from us, but he said later that he heard our son shouting about yellow water, and he knew what had happened without asking. I was never allowed to forget that ! 
