25th April

It is a wild, wild day...
A walk on the beach is irresistible though the strength of the wind makes it nearly impossible. My arrival coincides with high tide and, heading north, I have to retreat to the gabions in order to keep walking.
I collect little apart from balloons: the cultural olympiad has arrived in latex form, thanks to McDonalds...

low tide: 06.38 hrs 0.7m, high tide: 13.08 hrs 2.7m
time of arrival: 13.15 hrs  
weather: rain, wind SE 31 mph, temperature 9c
marine litter: mostly balloons

16th April

It is a beautiful morning but by the time I arrive at the beach, it is overcast with a cold north-easterly. But the beach is deserted with a lively sea - Rolf can swim and run free with no-one to 'bounce'!
It is approaching low tide, exposing large areas of sand. Miraculously, the beach is virtually completely clear of litter! Bill Crow and his helpers have obviously done a brilliant Easter weekend clean-up and no more has been brought in on the receding tides. We walk for an hour or two and, despite picking up everything that I see, my bag has never been lighter.
The sun glimmers through as we leave. If only it was always like this...

high tide: 07.50 hrs 2.5m, low tide: 13.21 hrs 1.2m
time of arrival: 00.00 hrs  
weather: cloudy, wind NE 9 mph, temperature 8c
marine litter: virtually nothing!