Between Two Seas
“I turn my back to it for a moment and pull my shawl out of my bag. For a few moments the wind fights to snatch it from me, before I succeed in wrapping it around my head and shoulders. I walk on, bent into the wind. It’s a shock to find it so much stronger on the beach.
The sand is soft and yielding underfoot. It’s pleasant at first. There are seashells everywhere. I stoop to look at them, picking up a few of the prettiest and putting them in my bag. I soon stop. There are so many of them, and ...each time I bend down, the wind blows sand in my face. It’s swirling in fierce clouds across the beach.
I can’t see many ships on the sea. The waves are white topped and I wonder whether the shipping has sought shelter.
I haven’t walked far before I come across a wreck. The rusting remains of an iron hull lies on its side, half in, half out of the water. The waves hush against the metal and the wind howls through the broken hull.
As I walk, I come across more and more wrecks. Some show above the waves, others are right up on the beach.MoreLess
The sand is soft and yielding underfoot. It’s pleasant at first. There are seashells everywhere. I stoop to look at them, picking up a few of the prettiest and putting them in my bag. I soon stop. There are so many of them, and ...each time I bend down, the wind blows sand in my face. It’s swirling in fierce clouds across the beach.
I can’t see many ships on the sea. The waves are white topped and I wonder whether the shipping has sought shelter.
I haven’t walked far before I come across a wreck. The rusting remains of an iron hull lies on its side, half in, half out of the water. The waves hush against the metal and the wind howls through the broken hull.
As I walk, I come across more and more wrecks. Some show above the waves, others are right up on the beach.MoreLess
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