Beachcombing with a Difference

 We found ourselves in a most bizarre situation today. During recent storms, several containers were lost from big ships in the Channel near the Isle of Wight. Since then all sorts of things are washing up on our southern shores ..... bananas, facemasks, packaging foam and onions!!!!

So we decided to take black sacks and disposable gloves on our beach walk.

This is what greeted us. Masses of onions.

A mother and daughter had already done a sweep but they told us that as the tide changed, more were washing up. So we retraced their steps but closer to the waves.

As well as onions there was garlic. 

We filled up the sacks and I was grateful when my brother elected to heave them up the beach, over the dyke and to the rubbish bins by the road.

The beach was glorious.

 

We had a welcome rest on the shingle. We could have had a picnic it was so mild.

All in all a rather unusual beach walk. It has been heartening to see how many people have rallied to the call for volunteers to clear the beaches. 

Onions and garlic would in fact degrade quite easily but they are toxic to dogs and possibly marine life.

I wonder what will wash up next.