Beach Buoy and Another Dog waited for some daylight.
Beach Buoy had been up all night long.
He knew from the outset that there would be no sleep.
A plus point of being up for work
at 5-10 a m. during the week is that sleepless nights don't seem so long.
If it had been summer then they would have been straight down to the beach.
Cups of coffee passed the night as Beach Buoy disappeared up and down YouTube rabbit holes, each leading to another.
He had started off with some of the campervan channels that he subscribes to.
Then it was a Eurovision vibe as he heard most of Alcazar's hits.
He can recommend
Crying in the discotheque
and
Not a sinner nor a Saint.
Not his usual type of music but it got him through the night.
It's good listen to something different.
They reached the beach car park
at 6-38 a.m.
BBC Radio Tees played on the van's 19 year old radio.
Amy, the presenter asked who was up about and why.
Beach Buoy messaged.
"At beach waiting for daylight, watching progress of man with headlight on head who was walking the dark beach ."
They follow one another on Twitter.
The "Shout out came shortly afterwards."
Amy told the story saying Beach Buoy is at the beach as usual.
She added his dog will be there too.
Angry Dog?
Grumpy Dog?
She asked for clarification.
Beach Buoy sent a tweet with the Stubborn Dog / Another Dog story.
The man with a headlight on his head turned to return south after going north.
An illuminated cyclist crossed the car park.
He rested on the promenade wall at the southern most end, where the dunes begin.
The man with Vauxhall Corsa Van and Border Collie Dog pulled alongside the van before heading north along the promenade.
Beach Buoy and Another Dog made their move.
Silhouettes and Shadows walked the water's edge.
They walked towards what available daylight that there was.
The light was doubled as it reflected on a flat, almost mirror-like sea.
It seemed odd that this dark early morning was relatively busy when Beach Buoy and Another Dog just had a couple of afternoon visits to a sunny mostly deserted beach.
The dimly lit water's edge was becoming a little busy
Beach Buoy and Another Dog headed to the dune edge, out of the way if the beach traffic.
Brass Monkey Swimmers walked south then north.
Couples with dogs became a good natured tangle.
Eventually the beach quietened down.
They headed south.
The Sea Serpent rose to the surface.
A calm bay for him today.
The tide was well in.
There was hardly a breeze.
Beyond the Sea Serpent, confused Wind Turbines looked in different directions for a chance of a breeze.
It was a lovely morning.
It was 11degrees C and only a weekend away from November.
They headed up to Stubborn Dog Stack.
It was 7-49 a.m.
Beach Buoy added some stones.
He patted
THE
stone.
No coffee today, but he sat on a stack stone.
The view was lovely.
It was much lighter now.
A paddle boarder came out of the river, between the Gares.
The sea was so calm.
The paddle boarder rounded The Sea Serpent Marker, before heading back to the river mouth.
Diving bird popped up.
Time to go.
"See you mate."
They returned to the van.
A man litter picked the beach near to the access ramp.
BEACH BUOY.
