It’s 11.00am on Sunday morning and high tide at Crosby beach. The Iron Men are all submerged and the waves are coming over the sea wall. I was dressed in full waterproof gear and the only problem was keeping my camera dry.
I decided to walk along the coastal path towards Hightown. Lots of people were out walking their dogs or just enjoying a stroll.
The shoreline is gradually being eroded and more and more bricks are exposed. Thousands of plastic bottles are being washed up and litter the ground.
Back at the coastguard station I braved the spray to take a few more pictures.
The RNLI were there keeping a lookout.
Let’s hope that our Coastguard Station can still be saved from closure.
It’s now 12 o’clock and I am feeling rather wet. I realise that my waterproof over trousers are not really up to the job. Time to head home for a hot cup of tea.
Wow, stay dry. What does RNLI stand for? Royal Navy Life…?
The RNLI are the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
It is a 24 hour lifeboat search and rescue service to help save lives at sea.
Several times each year they are called out on Crosby beach to rescue people who have got trapped in sinking sands whilst venturing too far out to see the Iron Men.
So it’s like the US Coast Guard?
We forget how wonderful our local coastline is; these are great pictures and sometimes you have to suffer the weather for the right shot, you can’t get spray like that without getting wet.