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1 - the rental house was conveniently a couple of minutes walk from the beach - this shot appealed as I took a walk on the first day...
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2 - 7th form geography 'coastal processes' coming back to haunt me...
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3
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4
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5
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6 - this guy seemed to be having a good time with his kite-attached-to-cart
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7
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8 - the view towards the northern end of the beach
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9
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10 - cliffs feature at the southern end of the beach - I got halfway up the hill, and realised that I had walked for over 2 hours away from the house, so to get back I would have to... damn...
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