The mall was teeming with shoppers and we practically needed body armour in order to get around.
On our way home, we stopped to help a young couple whose truck was stuck in the sand by the side of the road. There are road signs all along the Sound stating that stopping in prohibited. Of course, someone always does and the inevitable happens. We did not hesitate to help and explained to the couple that, as Canadians, we were old hands at getting vehicles out of bad spots although it was usually in snow, as opposed to sand. Speaking of which, this sand is so white, it's easy to forget it is sand!
Just before we stopped to do a bit more shelling, we spotted a crew which is hired to dig up oil from the BP oil spill. There were markers which showed how deep the oil was, some marked at 8 inches, others at 14 inches. It seems to be quite a huge operation, with heavy-duty machinery to do the work. Personally, we never saw any oil (tar balls) on our many trips to the seashore, and believe the surface stuff must have been cleaned up, leaving only the oil we cannot see, buried deep in the sand.
(Len...this picture is just for you!)
Ouch, I seen this morning your temperature showing 1 wow, nearly as bad as us, here its -7 and -17 with the wind, Pete
ReplyDeleteOf couse, it's cold here: Because we are here! LOL
ReplyDeleteWell how would you like to wake up at -13 at the beginning of December
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Hey Thanks for the pic! I think I know that couple at the other end of the beach! Isn't that Red Green and his wife!
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