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| Beach Buoy and one Dog arrived in a relatively empty Car Park; about half a dozen cars and One HGV. The Car Park wasn't good enough for the occupants of a 4x4 type vehicle, they had drove onto the grass near the Dunes; because they were very very Special. Beach Buoy and his Pal started to walk from their Car the Beach, they passed the parking meter. In digital numbers it displayed.. 1856. It made Beach Buoy smile, there were no Cars in 1856, the first would be another 30 years away ... and another 31 to the first Car Park? |
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| The wind was biting and from the North. It was a two hoodie night, a snood and a Dut; a Hartlepool United Dut at that. About ten minutes into the walk the hoods went up, as the outer hoodie was zipped up; Beach Buoy realised how much it sounded like when you zip up a tent; cocooning the occupant snugly inside. A Flock of Seagulls stood at the water's edge, facing the strong cold wind. It was a actual Flock of Seagulls... Not the group from Liverpool, Popular in the 1980's FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Beach Buoy gave them a wide berth; just as he did back in the 80's, but they still took flight and disappeared. Beach Buoy did a Beach clean and collected the pram / pushchair tyre shown above. It could so easily end up around a Seal's neck. The two turned back at North Gare, the Sand Martins were noticeable by their absence, they would be cosy deep in their Sand hideouts. THE RSPB- SAND MARTIN LIFE CYCLE. |
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| As they walked back, four Ducks flew overhead. It was an ungainly flight by them all, almost as if they were all fighting or simply falling out of the Sky. One was much more vociferous than the others, maybe shouting out instructions on a flying lesson? They all survived a crash landing just offshore. As Beach Buoy and the Dog drove the short distance to base camp, they passed what Beach Buoy presumed was the driver of the HGV that was parked nearby. He was hurriedly eating fish and chips and possibly a couple of fingers at the rate he was going! Beach Buoy wondered which Sea Front Fish and Chip Shop he had returned from? Was it the same one that he had stopped using? It went like this..... Visit A... "Fish and Chips please" "Just waiting for Fish" came the reply. Chip shop owner goes on boat buying website, buys boat, boat gets delivered,goes fishing out at Sea, returns with Fish and fries it. (Well... that's what it felt like.) Visit B... see Visit A above. Visit C... "Do you have Fish ready?" "Yes Pet." "Fish and Chips please." "Just waiting for chips." Chip shop Owner goes on Tractor buying website..... BEACH BUOY. |
