Part II: What is a Beach? UK vs USA

Part II - yesterday's A Very British Summer post is Part I 

Last July arriving at the seaside in Britain it was apparent a US and a UK seaside are not at all the same! And it's not just the beach that has a different feel! But first the beach . . .

interior of beach hut

Left is what the interior of a British beach hut looks like - complete with gas heating plate for the kettle and electricity.

OK,  USA a bit busier on 4th of July

barges - likely for beach renourishment float by our window in FL

Here's mini me's comparison of the two beaches - isn't she lucky to be able to compare?

Isle of Thanet	Sunshine Coast
Chalk Cliffs	Low Dunes
Rock pools	Crab Pots & Beach fishing
Gray seals	Bottlenose dolphins
Rock Doc	Turtle Joe
Edible seaweed, wild asparagus	Sea grapes (honey & jams)
Beach huts	Pop-up canopies & wagons
Windbreaks	Umbrellas & coolers
Sailing Regattas & trampolines	5k runs & jet skis
Wetsuits	Floats & kites
Victorian Seafront	20th Century Fishing Village (tourist shopping)
Out my window: wind turbines & RNLI Lifeboat	Out my window: US Coast Guard helicopter drills
Pilot boats for Thames	Sheriff on UTV
Sunrise	Sunset
Sand piles to protect winter erosion	Beach re-nourishment (pumping back sand) to replace summer erosion
Beware of falling chalk & cut-off from tide	Rip current warnings, sharks & sting rays
Can be blustery & chilly	Can be sticky & hot
Both have small fishing fleets, day trippers (tourists) & paddleboards

There are more than 20 crab pots of red and white hue, to distinguish the owners, set out in the Gulf in front of us and visited each morning by the local fishermen. The great blue heron examines their catch from the shoreline.  Glorious!

You choose and either way enjoy the beach!