Another early start on the beach.  I'm still wondering about the quantity of clothes deposited on the beach. Weight for weight I picked up more clothing than chip papers. 
Tying for first place for most curious object collected: A Mothercare breast pump, with some milk still in it and a bird cage, complete with water trays, a piece of cuttlefish and some millet. The only thing missing was little Joey himself.
With the onset of some better weather people are starting to come out blinking into the light.  These seems to fit into several categories, There are the Migratory ones who come back every year for the same three weeks, stay in the same guest house, rent the same beach hut and sit outside them congratulating themselves on a job well done.

Then come the Shufflers. They always dress as though they are on their way to the Antarctic, shuffle up and down the sea front moaning about the weather, too bright, too dull, too wet, too dry, too sunny, too windy, not windy enough, you get the idea.

After them come the Health Nuts, they jog along the front bedecked with heart monitors, ipods, hydration packs wearing the latest in running clothes, all can be clearly recognised by the expression of misery and agony on their faces.
A sub set of the Health Nut is the Year Round Swimmer. They glow in the dark, their skin is a vivid red colour and most of them have a strange wobble in their gait.  They are altogether a cheerier bunch than the running people but still manage to complain about the water temperature.  There's not a lot we can do about that.

The last clearly distinguishable group are the indulgent grand parents. They can be seen being herded from Ice Cream stall to beach shop to amusement arcade being ordered where to stand, how much cash to hand over and where they would be going next. Their overlord is usually about two years old and they are the type who are usually giving people hell in shops or on the phone.  The Grandchild always gets away with far more than the child ever did.

Today's stats: 12986 steps, 5.53 miles.

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