SEAHAM . 23-11-16.

CARPARK AT SEAHAM ...LOOKING NORTH.

RAINBOW LANDING ON ROKER PIER.

SEA WORN METAL FINDS INCLUDING A LIGHTER.

SEA POTTERY FINDS  WITH MILK GLASSS AND A FEW ODD STONE PIECES, INCLUDES A STONE HEART.

SEA GLASS !

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SEATON CAREW 23 NOVEMBER 2016.

I HADN'T BEEN ONTO SEATON BEACH FOR A WHILE.
TODAY WAS AN EARLY VISIT.
THE TIDE WAS 2 TO 3 HOURS OFF BEING HIGH TIDE.

A FISH BOX FROM FOYLE
I CARRIED IT UP TO A PROM BIN.
OVER TO YOU HARTLEPOOL COUNCIL.

THE SEA WAS STILL CHOPPY AFTER THE RECENT BAD WEATHER.

AN EGG CASE.

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SEA POTTERY FINDS.

SEA GLASS FINDS.




BEACH BUOY.

SEATON SLUICE 20-11-16. Beach No. 59 for the year.

The Beach at Seaton Sluice, looking North.

The Harbour.

The Mermaid on The Harbour Wall.

A Mermaid and a girl on a swing.

An unusual entrance to the Harbour.
The Harbour was prone to silting up.
Water was stored at high tide and released to flush the Harbour.

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CAMBOIS NORTH BEACH 20-11-16. Beach No.58 for the year.

The Beach had such an interesting name; I had to visit.
Maybe best to visit at low tide as the beach looks very tidal.
In the distance is Blyth. Not much in the way of finds today.
It was just great to see new places and meet a few people  through the day. The locals today seemed chatty; which is nice.

A shelter on the coastal walk above Combos Beach; Newbiggin by the Sea is in the far distance.

The River Wansbeck empties onto Combois Beach. It must look a wonderful site as it is filled back up by the in-coming tide.

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NEWBIGGIN BY THE SEA .. 20-11-16. Beach No. 57 for year.

It was my first day off and first beach for two weeks !
It was pouring down back in Hartlepool, so a quick check on a weather app showed North was the place to head.
It was chilly but dry and a bit of Sun thrown into the mix too.
More by chance than planning the tide was low.

The Lifeboat Station at Newbiggin by the Sea is pictured above.
It is the oldest working lifeboat station in the U.K.
Earlier in the day a tractor with a trailer reversed into the Sea to collect the incoming lifeboat.

The area was redeveloped in 2007, after years of erosion the beach was re-stocked with 500000 tons of sand from Skegness.
Maybe I could claim Skegness as another Beach?
In my opinion a visit at low tide is the best as the Beach looks tidal so I would imagine there isn't much Beach to walk on at high tide?

Puffin Bollards on the Prom.

Didn't need a reminder of the dark nights.

This one in need of repair.
I love the bright colours of the painted boats.

THE COUPLE out in the Bay..

Walking back towards The Lifeboat Station.

St.Bartholomew's Church stands proud above the Bay.

A smaller version of THE COUPLE look out across the Bay from dry land, in a lovely little area along the prom.

I went to another Beach just North of the Bay, alongside the golf course. I am not sure of it's name.

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DARK

Well the chuffing clocks have gone back and the nights have drawn in way too quickly. I am desperately missing night beach walks. The dog is too; he just can't figure it out.
Poor mutt.
Last year I started to draw some of the sea pottery sherds I had found.  Incidentally, I am told that glass is shards and pottery is sherds. You learn something everyday.
Why draw them?
I just love the flower design and the faded colours that they have ended up with after their life at sea.

As well as flowers you can sometimes find birds or boats or even  the fragment of a word that can set a story of in your head.

I have much too much sea glass and pottery now.
The above pictures are just the tip of the Iceberg.
The shed is bursting at the seams with it all.
I am fairly certain the the shed gives an extra groan to itself when it hears me head for the beach.

I have blogged this photograph in the past.
It is my Father and I. 
We are sat outside our cabin at Middleton.
It had a sea view.
It was the first cabin you came to as you walked off the Middleton Pier.
He built the little bench that the children are sat on, so that people could admire the sea view.
The cabin and buildings in the distance are gone now, as is The Old Man.
I suppose he was my best friend, even back then as a child.
He got me into Beaches, so next time you groan shed... Blame the Old man!

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SEAHAM 06 NOV 2016.

To be honest I should have gone to a Football match; Hartlepool v Stamford in the FA Cup after  all I am a season ticket holder. Excuses? Well had a bad chest and a cold and thought I would be cabined up all day. I knew I wasn't up to standing for 2 hours or so on a bitterly cold day.
Turns out they did something they haven't done for over 200 days ... won a home game. They won 3-0 without me.
Well done Pools.
In the end Seaham was the destination.
Down in the Marina had a pancake and coffee then ventured to the end of the building and had a sandwich and another coffee.
The cafe is called The Lookout and was crammed with people trying to get a good shot of the waves crashing over Seaham Pier.

A bird sheltered in The Lookout and had a snack or two too.

Had a dash on the Beach. Well it's hard going to Seaham and not go on the Beach. The wind was strong and the rain came and went and came and went.....

I have been going to Seaham for  few years now and have noticed that there is less and less glass popping up.
Makes sense really when you think of there number of people marching up and down the Beach with eyes searching for the Seaglass.

Looking North on Seaham Hall Beach.

The finds 
Sea glass
Sea Pottery
Sea Metal
Milk Glass
Pot Bottle tops.


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MIDDLETON BEACH, HARTLEPOOL 02-11-16.

Low tide at Middleton. To be honest there is hardly any beach at high tide. The view is over toward's St. Hilda's Church on Hartlepool's headland.

A Blue stone or glass ball.

Lovely view across the Bay.

Finds.

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SEATON SANDS 02-11-16 ...

It was around 9am.
The sun shone a lazy light across the Bay towards Saltburn.
Dog walkers spend time with their pets in the early morning light; a precious time indeed.

The light had brightened to a crisp light by the time I had investigated near the North Gare for finds. I stopped on the way back to try and do nature's picture justice with a camera on a mobile phone.

The dramatic waves tempted me to the water's edge to try to capture a good view of breaking waves.
The Sea was odd, as I walked towards the sea I was joined by water draining off the Beach at an alarming rate. It reminded me of the stories you hear before a Tsunami hits; it wasn't a Tsunami, just the outgoing tide fighting the waves rolling in from a strong and angry Sea, so before I knew it the water that was going out was coming in. I didn't attempt to outrun it as I had visions of tripping over the two dogs that I had with me. So there I was shin deep in surprisingly warm water with two dogs belly deep and more. :-)

Perhaps the picture above shows just how much the tide was rushing, if you note the wet area.

I was tempted back towards the Sea to get the photograph above.
Such an angry Sea on such a calm day.
The view is South towards the mouth of he River Tees.

Not loads of finds as the Sea had swapped shingle for sand.

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All of the usual suspects but in a variety of colours.


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