Sand, Sea and, er, Rain

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Today we decided to embrace the damp and dismal weather that is yet another summer in the UK and set off for our nearest seaside town:

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Walking along the prom, I spotted this sign :

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I'm sorry, what?

They obviously have their own technology in Somerset.

(A technology that needs its own zone no less.)

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And then we visited the sand festival on the beach.

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Just what is this man doing?!

Has he sat on something? Is he straining? Has he got piles?

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Apart from that one oddity, there were some fantastic sand sculptures.

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We also went on the "Wheel", which I thought was quite brave of me, but it wasn't too terrifying.
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And just in case any of you have ever wondered how I maintain my *ahem* figure ...
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... I always insist on ice-creams that are the same size as me!
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