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I do like to be beside the seaside

potential bivi if no camping...
We are back on the coast. its much cooler and great to be back by the sea.  We stopped for clam chowder and clam fritters and had a walk down the beach to the Devils Punchbowl a stunning cliff cave hole thingy which we could get to because it was low tide.

We booked into a motel about 2 blocks from the sea, we feel the need for a bit of comfort, plus we got caught out by an American national holiday for Labor Day and camping is scarce - actually everything is scarce so we are forced to move inland tomorrow 😖😖😖but we just couldn't face trailing around - so making the most of what we have for now, bathed and tidied we headed down the road to watch the sun go down over the sea - not a cloud in sight.....


....and strangely for a holiday weekend not many people around either - it was just lovely, bit like Druiridge bay - except planning gone a bit mad but long empty beaches with more sea gulls then people and a setting sun rather then a rising one!!!  The drift wood is amazing I wish we got such big pieces near Amble


There are houses built right up to the beach - very varied some really posh and then others that don't even look lived in.




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