tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post692232575723713241..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Saunton SandsBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-68789897160156119062010-03-23T21:34:24.910+00:002010-03-23T21:34:24.910+00:00I think the british experience their beaches in mu...I think the british experience their beaches in much the same way that australians experience their outback. To outsiders it may seem like a desolate flyblown place, but to afficionados it is a place of contemplative idyll, with quirky, idiosyncratic beauty to be found in the unlikeliest rock pool. Plenty of Wabi Sabi in them there dunes.wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-87592255410745082792010-03-23T18:43:54.261+00:002010-03-23T18:43:54.261+00:00I once saw Richard and Judy at Saunton Sands - the...I once saw Richard and Judy at Saunton Sands - they're regulars at that art deco hotel there. They looked fabulous, especially Richard in his skimpy trunks. Hope you're not eating...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-49226716886826115522010-03-23T16:06:47.333+00:002010-03-23T16:06:47.333+00:00Yes Brit, and getting dressed when you are sticky ...Yes Brit, and getting dressed when you are sticky with salt and can't get the sand out of your pants.Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-49262486210368354032010-03-23T16:01:14.088+00:002010-03-23T16:01:14.088+00:00....and they'd be full of horrible British tou.......and they'd be full of horrible British tourists.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-52567132716328708672010-03-23T15:50:28.142+00:002010-03-23T15:50:28.142+00:00Thanks Eric.
Sophie - I remember being cold, but ...Thanks Eric.<br /><br />Sophie - I remember being cold, but only noticing when it was time to go home. Traditional for kids to stand wrapped in towels going "brrrrrrrrrrrrr" while mum says "just hurry up and get dressed if you're cold".<br /><br />Peter/David - plenty of lovely beaches, it's jus the weather that lets us down. Not all bad news - if it was in Spain, Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-83583054150248973012010-03-23T15:28:55.528+00:002010-03-23T15:28:55.528+00:00Peter, the family that eats packed lunches togethe...Peter, the family that eats packed lunches together stays together. My daughter (10) is already a veteran of the British beach 'picnic'. Google Barafundle Bay in Wales to see where we suffered last summer. I can think of worse places.Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-34123608679313674372010-03-23T15:25:38.602+00:002010-03-23T15:25:38.602+00:00Fantastic beach photo. Some sandy beaches need hel...Fantastic beach photo. Some sandy beaches need help to tidy them up. My hope for <a rel="nofollow">tar sands</a> projects is that they leave beaches looking like Saunton Sands.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827700829512718253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-86032806884249511522010-03-23T13:53:27.589+00:002010-03-23T13:53:27.589+00:00David, I don't think that's true. The goo...David, I don't think that's true. The good news is that they have lots of sandy beaches. The bad news is they still can't quite manage to get them <a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/tm/2008/11/dirtybeachDM1411_428x269_to_468x312.jpg" rel="nofollow">right</a>.<br /><br />Sophie: Your memories remind me of when my parents took us skiing when we were young. Other parents treatedPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-52988995026500633842010-03-23T13:16:49.329+00:002010-03-23T13:16:49.329+00:00Peter:
It's important to remember that what t...Peter:<br /><br />It's important to remember that what the British call "sand," as in "a sandy beach," is what we in North America call "gravel," as in "we pave our driveway with gravel."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-41979415699508214782010-03-23T13:12:17.394+00:002010-03-23T13:12:17.394+00:00Peter, when abroad the English like their beaches ...Peter, when abroad the English like their beaches just as you describe. We love the idea of white sand, blue sea and a beachside bar and we fly away in our millions to find these things every summer. But British beaches are different. For me they are a powerful reminder of childhood - poking about in rock-pools and building sandcastles in the teeth of a brisk south westerly while Mum and Dad Sophie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212037697701712380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-23107098311525855852010-03-23T12:45:37.761+00:002010-03-23T12:45:37.761+00:00Perhaps we value emptiness and space more when we ...Perhaps we value emptiness and space more when we find it because we live on top of each other in traffic-clogged cities.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-59119304252732190732010-03-23T12:43:00.487+00:002010-03-23T12:43:00.487+00:00Hmm... a lot of truth in that, Peter.
The populou...Hmm... a lot of truth in that, Peter.<br /><br />The populous beaches I mentioned down the road from Saunton (Croyde and Woolacombe) are where the tourists go to do those fun things if there's any sunshine, but for my money the real value of beaches is for a spot of windswept desolation and the contemplation of one's brief mortality in a godless universe. In January.<br /><br />Also, HellBrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-68573827728209031022010-03-23T12:35:04.259+00:002010-03-23T12:35:04.259+00:00Gorgeous pic, but how typically English of you to ...Gorgeous pic, but how typically English of you to have taken it in January. I'm always fascinated by how beaches and visits to the seaside are portrayed in English novels, both classic and popular. Over here, we love beaches, but we know what they are for--getting fried, parties, playing with children, hitting on babes, etc. Our dissenters may look wistful, but they are very functional Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-4589316448407695192010-03-23T12:09:02.401+00:002010-03-23T12:09:02.401+00:00I didn't know that, R, thanks.
The Floyd have...I didn't know that, R, thanks.<br /><br />The Floyd have haunted it a bit. They put a load of beds on it for the cover of Momentary Lapse of Reason; and apparently some sequences for The Wall movie were filmed on Braunton Burrows dunes behind it. Not such a great film.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-90834179509485730712010-03-23T11:50:10.404+00:002010-03-23T11:50:10.404+00:00They filmed parts of 'A Matter of Life & D...They filmed parts of 'A Matter of Life & Death' there as well: great location for a great film.Recusanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446741817585462393noreply@blogger.com