Beach Buoy, Borrowed Dog and Another Dog reached the beach just after 6 p.m.
Others had the same idea.
Free parking had begun.
The tide was well in.
A tall man with a small dog sat down on the beach in an unusual place.
A lady with two yapping dogs headed north.
At the water's edge, a family skimmed wind-assisted stones out to sea.
Spots of rain began to fall.
Beach Buoy and the dogs headed for Stubborn Dog Stack.
The man who walks for miles dropped down onto the beach from the dunes before continuing north.
6-38.
They reached the stack.
Morning ..... Nope
Afternoon... Nope
Third time lucky
"Evening Mate."
Beach Buoy added some stones.
He patted
THE
stone.
The team.
Coffee view.
Grey Sea.
Bruised horizon.
"See you mate."
They all headed north on the "easy" route to the sound of Skylarks.
Once on the beach, they began their slow walk back to the north.
Dollops of sand and stones.
Moved from north to south by the council.
Seaton Carew.
Hartlepool.
Up near the dunes was the man with his injured dog.
The dog took its time but always managed a beach walk
Beach Buoy hadn't seen the for about six months.
The owners had chatted
The man gave a distant wave from the dune edge which was returned.
BEACH BUOY.
