Three…..
3…….
Stood on Saltburn Pier today and it was 3C. As the wind howled across the North Sea, I dread to think what the wind chill factor was. Apparently it’s still Spring here. Thermal T-shirt, thick jumper and a down jacket simply wasn’t enough. We were FROZEN. But then again as Basil Fawlty once said when told there was always someone worse off than yourself
“REALLY, I’d love to meet them as I could do with a b…..y laugh”
We weren’t those poor souls trying to SURF. We heard frequent bloody curdling screams as they entered the water and that wasn’t a monster JAWS shark causing that. I’m sure I saw an iceberg at one stage, or maybe that was a surfer who had spent more than a minute in those frigid waters. We passed one surfer sat in his car, with the heating full on, holding a steaming cup of something, who was uncontrollably shaking….
Yes good old Saltburn. An old Yorkshire coast childhood haunt of mine. Every year my so called school would do a sponsored beach walk from Redcar to Saltburn and back again. The teachers spent the child free day in the Hydro pub. Don’t tell them but quite a few of the pupils had curtailed the walk after 100 yards and were in the Dolphin Pub, a bit further down the beach. I usually made it to Saltburn as then I got to ride the little funicular up the cliff. Back then that was as near as this part of the world got to Disneyland.
Sadly last years Oscar nominated movie called Saltburn had nothing to do with this little coastal town. Shame that, it might have livened up the movie a lot. I would like to see them attempt a lot of the raunchy stuff they apparently got up to in that movie anywhere near Saltburn beach, in these temperatures. Maybe that surfer sat shaking in his car had tried to recreate some movie scenes and spectacularly failed….
I think your ideas would make for a good movie.
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I concur!
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Maybe it’s my path, famous movie director.
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Could be!
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Wow! We are heading towards summer and you guys are still in deep winter.
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It feels like that
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Stay warm and keep on enjoying your very interesting locale
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That’s the plan ❤️
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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It may be cold but is so beautiful!
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I do love it there. Cold yes but definitely beautiful
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Fabulous photos
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Thank you 🙏
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That was stunning. Thank you!
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Thank you 🙏
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Most welcome!
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❤️
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I did think about the movie right away when I saw your title. Your Saltburn looks so charming and lovely, Gary. I bet it is packed and brimming with activity in the summertime.
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Yes in the warm weather it gets so popular
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It even looks cold in your great photos. Surfing in that is a peculiar form of torture, like jogging but 10 times worse. I should think your teeth would shake loose. But it’s a smashing beach and headland.
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Real torture when it’s that cold
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Sounds like a nice day out, glad you weren’t surfing, lol!
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Yes I was so glad I wasn’t surfing 😂
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Had to defrost my car before work this morning.
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I love Spring 😂😂
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Wow. I remember that place. Always cold even in summer!!🤣
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Sometimes more than cold 😄😄
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You never know❤️
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Wow! And I complained because it was on the cool side the other day, but was way above 3 degrees!!
Love the pics but definitely wouldn’t be surfing in those temps. I would be drinking the hot coffee. LOL!
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I might be bathing in hot coffee if I went surfing in that sea. 😂
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Haha!!
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