This afternoon was a washout for the traders on the beach. You have to feel a bit sorry for them as they pay quite a lot for their pitches and so far this season they haven't seem a lot for their outlay. The only real activity I saw was a family enjoying a game of beach cricket, they were drawing quite a crowd.

They wind was getting up as I left the beach, a stiff westerly was making the flags stand out stiffly and the sky behind seemed to promise some more wet stuff any time soon.

Total stats for today, 16th July:20585 steps, 8.77 miles.  no wonder my ankles ache.