SEATON SANDS 23 MARCH 2018.

SPITS OF RAIN GREETED ME TO A WINDSWEPT BEACH.

A TANGLE OF FISHING LINE CUT FROM SEAWEED, PART OF A BEACH CLEAN.

RECENT FINDS.

BEACH BUOY.

SEATON SANDS 22 MARCH 2018.

LATE WALK, BETTER THAN NO WALK.

HE WENT ON STRIKE AS WE WENT ON THE BEACH!

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE
IT WAS TIME TO GO.

BEACH BUOY.

SEATON CAREW 20 MARCH 2018.

Finally and bit of light and heat!

Bare Bear.

Good to see the Sun

I waved to my shadow

He enjoyed the space 

High tide.

Another Worn out Guillemot.

Luckily , I had bought a replacement
Box yesterday. In went the Guillemot and off to the Vets.

BEACHCLEAN
BEACH BUOY

SEATON CAREW 19 MARCH 2018.

Good and bad news today.
Firstly, Gilly the Guillemot pictured above, shortly after his rescue yesterday  is doing well.
The vet in Redcar WHITE CROSS VETS
took care of it first and it is now resting up nearby.
Sadly tonight l found 8 not so lucky Guillemot; all dead

The Clock tower was partially buried again after
BEAST FROM THE EAST 2.
They have done a grand job, digging it out during the day, clearing a way for the toilets.
This morning it did resemble
First Prize in a Sand Castle competition.

High tide and a rough Sea.
Not much search area for  sea glass or sea pottery finds.

Time for a new Beach combing bag.

BEACH BUOY.

SEATON SANDS, MIDDLETON HARTLEPOOL, REDCAR AND MUCH MORE 18 MARCH 2018.

It was around  7-50 a.m.
The Sea was rough.
The tide was out.
The Wind was bitterly cold.
The car had informed me that it was minus 1 degree, goodness knows what it was with the windchill factor.

We headed South.
Sleet and hail came and went as it did Yesterday.
The cold was constant.

We turned to the North and it offered slight comfort to have the wind on our backs.
If you look to the left of the picture, can you see the upper line of rocks sticking out?
Like the arm forming an Arc.
The little dot near the shore was the chap below.

Say hello to Gilly the Guillemot.
He was completely exhausted by the Storm.
My line of thought is that if you can catch them, then they need saving.
He actually seemed glad to be picked up.
I caught and wrapped him in a pac a mac type coat that I had in my bag.

I have this box in my car.
Usually full of everything and a spare everything that I may need on a Beach Visit.
About as close as I will get to having that Camper Van.
I had saved a Guillemot previously  and used this box to transport it the local vet's.
I later drilled air holes in it just incase I needed it again, as I did today.
I needed to go Middleton on a project before Gilly was seen to.
For now he was safe and warm in the Blue Box.
I had rang RSPB SALTHOLME  for help but they were not open until 10a.m.; it was 9-40a.m.

As I drove to Middleton I spotted this Buoy.

I went to the Lifeboat Station at Middleton to report it and maybe inform the Coastguard.
They were aware of it and informed me that it was from the Windfarm in Tees Bay.

We walked the short distance to the battered Middleton Beach.

Never seen the Middleton Wreck this exposed.

Another view of the wreck, with St. Hilda's Church over on the Headland in the distance.
Note the sand bags at the rear.
I think these were placed here after an archaeological dig a number of years ago?

The South End of the Beach , so much sand gone.

A line from the bank top base to Middleton Pier.

After much ringing around and googling.. The people at White Cross Vets in Redcar saved the day and Gilly the Guillemot.
The receptionist couldn't have been any kinder, pleasant, helpful and caring.
6 miles away as the Guillemot flies but 21 miles by Road but worth the trip.
Thank You.

Well we were in Redcar so may as well have a look at the Forest that had been uncovered by the Storm down on the Beach.
The penguins  were models; the Snow was real!

Again so much sand gone to reveal the Forest.
In the distance Redcar's Vertical Pier a.k.a The Lipstick.

When you see a coin on the ancient forest floor and it turns out to be a 2p piece.....

Seaton Carew is in the distance.
we would be heading there very soon.
Any other day I would have stayed ages, searching but it was bitterly cold and we left the house around 5 hours earlier.

A Redcar wreck.

Outlet.

A different view for me of the Wind farm. 

My little mate had been with me all day.
he was glad to get into the shelter of the car.

Above and below a mixture of finds from our various locations today.

BEACH BUOY.

SEATON SANDS AND MIDDLETON BEACH HARTLEPOOL 17 MARCH 2018.

Well... arrived at the Beach eventually.
The day started with a mobile phone issue.
It hadn't charged overnight which left me the dilemma of do I go to the Beach  without being able to photograph and log / blog my visit?
 I couldn't do it!
I was up at 6-30am but with zero battery on my phone, I put it on charge.
Beach arrival time was around 8-40 am, with just 20% battery.Would that be enough?.....
The Beast from the East 2 was blowing away, still stripping the sand off the Beach and sending it on errands to the shops on the Sea Front.
The weather was changing in the blink of an eye from sleet/ hail, hitting you like frozen peas from an icy peashooter, to bright Sun and then back again before you had time to lower a hood or two.

All along the Coast things have been exposed by the Storms..
the above picture was taken about a quarter of the way along the dunes to North Gare distance.
I have no idea what it was and cannot recall seeing it before.
It seems an odd place for this type of corrugated piling construction.

The inside of a bottle base ?

Exercise on the Beach.

In between the horizontal missiles, the Sun.
Still bitterly cold.

... and all grey again, with back turned to the wind , eyes squinted and Dog in my arms to shelter it from the attack.
We eventually reached the car and headed for Middleton.

I came across this Photograph last night.
That's me with the bucket at Middleton Beach next to the old Jetty.  My Brother is on the Jetty, near his right knee is the fouy boatman's Cabin; this is where our Grandad was based.To the left of that is the iconic, but sadly long gone Banana Crane.

I had come with a warm drink and parked up on the Bank top with my phone now back in the RED zone....
The Sea looked spectacular!

I was shocked to see the scene as I reached the Beach; so much sand gone and ... pop my phone died...
I will return tomorrow for more photographs.
All of the higher wooden posts to the left are usually under the sand, as are the rocks, stones and shingle. The wooden posts in the distance are normally under the Sand also.

Recent finds on a found marble setting.

Just bits, nothing of any great interest, except to myself of course.
I may have news about today's visit, but more of that at another time if it works out.

BEACH BUOY.