Arrived at old fairground car park 6-46 am...No cars !
While i was waiting for the Sun to rise, I took the top photograph. As I headed to the beach I could see 4 people and 3 dogs.There was a fresh breeze from the west. After sunrise ...headed for Blue Lagoon..see bottom photograph.At about 2/3 thirds of the distance to the River Tees, the smell of the local industry was unpleasant.An about turn was the order of the day .
Arrived back at Old Fairground at 9 20 am....



BEACH BUOY

13,September 2009,Seaton Carew & Blue Lagoon Beach

Arrived Old Fairground Car Park at 6-58 a.m. (Approx 3 hour to High Tide.)
It was a calm & cloudy day.
Some of the edges of the clouds where lit up by the early morning
sun.
3 cars in the car park and 3 people visible on the beach.
The Blue Lagoon beach ,was again a complete contrast the Seaton Carew beach.
So quiet.
On returning to the Seaton Beach it was noted a fresh northerly wind had developed.
Beach Buoy.

12,September,2009. Seaton Carew Beach

Arrived 7-27 pm... around 20 cars in Old Fairground car park.

Around 15 people and half a dozen dogs visible on the beach.

It was a lovely warm calm evening... around 2 hours to high tide.

It was dark by the time I left.

Beach Buoy.

31st August 2009,Seaton Carew & Blue Lagoon.

Arrived old fairground car park 6-38am

One Car (Leaving)

One person & one dog on the beach

Wind s/w strong breeze.

Sunny; but few clouds around.

Approx 90 minutes to low tide.

As was with the last walk I had taken on the beach,the strong breeze was carrying the soft dry sand out to sea.

Fair number of ships on the horizon. (See top Photo)

The Blue Lagoon Beach was again very breezy.Long strands of shifting soft sand snaked along the beach and out to sea.

The shells and stones provided shelter to some of the sand,making an atttractive deisn on the sand... see Middle Photograph.

Some people had camped over night and as I left the Blue Lagoon, then they were returning to the tents with what looked like a fish box full of firewood.(See bottom Photo.)

Beach Bouy.

BEACH REPORT 29 AUGUST 2009.SEATON CAREW / BLUE LAGOON.

ARRIVED AT THE OLD FAIRGROUND CAR PARK AT 6 59 AM.

ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF HOURS TO HIGH TIDE

ONE CAR.

THREE PEOPLE & ONE DOG VISIBLE ON THE BEACH.THE WIND WAS A FRESH N/W.

THE LIGHT DRY SAND WAS BEING BLOWN ACROSS THE DAMP SAND TO THE SEA.

I FOLLOWED ALONGSIDE A EARLIER WALKER'S FOOTPRINTS AND NOTICED BY THE PAWS PRINTS HIS DOG HAD BEEN COMING AND GOING IN LARGE HALF CIRULAR PATTERNS.

THE SAND WAS SO FLAT; NO RIPPLES.

ARRIVED ON BLUE LAGOON BEACH AT 7 29 AM. THIS BEACH IS USAULLY A LOT CALMER THAN THE FIRST BEACH,BUT THE WIND DIRECTION TODAY ENSURED A BRACING WALK.

AT AROUND HALF WAY TO THE RIVER TEES , THE WIND CARRIED A STRONG SMELL FROM THE LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AT THIS POINT I TURNED AND HEADED BACK.

ON MY RETURN TO SEATON BEACH I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ONLY ONE WALKER ,WITH TWO DOGS.A DETERMINED WALK BACK TOWARDS THE CAR PARK INTO AN INCREASING HEADWIND, REVEALED A TOTAL OF FIVE CARS.

TOP PHOTO... IS VIEW ACROSS RIVER MOUTH.

SECOND PHOTO... THE BLUE LAGOON BEACH

THIRD PHOTO...SEATON CAREW BEACH AT THE START OF THE WALK

BEACH REPORT 27 AUGUST 2009,SEATON CAREW.

ARRIVED ON BEACH AROUND 7 40 P.M.

ABOUT 2 HOURS TO HIGH TIDE.

16 CARS IN CAR PARK.

WARM S/W WIND

APPROX 15 PEOPLE AND FOUR DOGS IN VIEW,ON BEACH.

GREY SKY TOWARDS REDCAR, BUT WINDOW IN THE SKY OPEN TOWARDS HART,GIVING THE WRITER A CHANCE TO TAKE A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SUNSET.

WALKED TO NORTH GARE PIER.

IT WAS DARK FAR TOO QUICKLY