Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog reached the car park at 8-20 a.m.
The took the short walk to the Promenade and the beach beyond.
They headed down the more northerly beach access ramp.
A lady and her black dog led the way.
The tide seemed to be a fair way in.
The big cartoon-like dog that they had seen previously came trotting over.
A quick sniff and it wagged it's tail as it headed off.
Although the tide was well in, people seemed to have plenty of space between one another.
A man passed by as the Sun came up.
No longer had the Sun cleared the hills then if was heading into the clouds.
The brightness was most welcome.
"Morning!"
drifted from the dune edge.
"Morning." answered Beach Buoy.
It was Purdy's mam ( Formerly Rosebud's Mam.)
They were heading back with Team Mick Aston Jumper.
They were heading back to the car park.
9 a.m. parking charges are in place at their chosen car park.
Beach Buoy wandered over, they chatted for a short while.
"Well, enjoy Christmas if l don't see you before."
"You too "
They went their separate ways.
Beach Buoy and the dogs headed back to the water's edge.
Beach Buoy paused
He looked at the sea at sea level.
They headed to the grey rocks.
9-05 a.m.
"Morning Mate."
Beach Buoy added some stones.
He patted
THE
stone.
As Beach Buoy placed the wobbly driftwood plank on the stack, a man appeared.
He had clambered up a cut in the dune edge.
The cut was directly in front of the stack.
Beach Buoy had been trying to fill the cut with stones each visit to protect the stack.
Now the man and the "Jack" lady the other day were using it as a make do step.
"Morning." said Beach Buoy.
The man lowered his headphones as his Corgi Dog caught up.
"Morning."
The man and his Corgi headed South through the dunes.
Beach Buoy drank his wobbly driftwood coffee on his wobbly driftwood plank.
Like protective bookends, Another Dog looked north as Borrowed Dog looked south.
Beach Buoy listened to the sea pulling back from the grey rocks.
They rumbled.
It sounded like fifty horses galloping along the beach.
"See you mate."
They returned to the beach.
A slow walk back.
The sea was receding.
Shingle strips and freshly exposed beach was theirs to explore.
Today's bits and bobs.
They headed back to the van.
BEACH BUOY.
