We had planned to visit Duggleby's at Scarborough, on Saturday, to check out their auction rooms on our way to visit friends holidaying in Whitby. The weather over that way has been terrible. They have been snowed in and are thinking of leaving for home as soon as they can. So we took off for Seaton Carew to check out our own bit of coast.
Snow on the sand of the dunes. Something I have not seen before.
Tankers lurking in the gloom below the thick roll of snow cloud on its way to North Yorkshire. They ride out the low tide a mile or so out to sea and enter on the returning tide. Sometimes they lurk out there for days waiting for increases in the price of crude oil before heading into Seal Sands.Some lurk too long!
This is the remains of a "collier brig" or coal boat. It is similar to common coastal trading vessels of this coastline a couple of hundred years ago and is exposed at low tide. Captain Cook favoured such sturdy vessels for his voyages. But obviously not this one.Scarborough is still undecided. We shall see what the morning brings.
Cheers Gillian
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I grew up in a small coastal town in northwest Washington State. This is what our beaches look like. Walking on them right after a high tide or storm was wonderful because you never knew what might have washed up. The boat remains are wonderful!
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