Coastal Walker Gifts

Men see an old lady in a round hat from the back and think she is a pretty young lady.

Sign reads 'Your Ocean Neighbors.'

''What's in the bag, lady?''

Local Knowledge

Holiday time.

"It seemed like miles to me!"

Try me/try me/try me...

Dog Park / Cat Park

The High Line at Giza

"Don't even think about it."

'He taught me the importance of taking a walk each day.'

"I'm heading north but these days it just seems easier to walk."

"Sometimes, plastic in the ocean isn't bad... Ooh, that bottle cap will make a lovely bowl for Ed and Nicole!"

"Ooo... she sounds nice... 'I enjoy burying myself in the sand and sideways walks on the beach.'"

Feeling for shells

"It's this time of day when I feel most lengthened."

Child with doll in the sea

High tide.

We need a longer selfie stick.

My personal ad specifically said I was a "dog person who enjoys walks on the beach."

Replacement Lighthouse

Elderly beachcomber sees conch shell, unaware there is a hook attached.

'Try to relax, Ed. It's a beach, not sandy soil.'

"After the truffle season peaks, we like to kick back and do a little clamming."

"Sitting here with you is so perfect … which reminds me: You can never die."

The Bathers (aka 'On Dieppe Beach) - For A Symons's Article on Dieppe

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Greg, where do you think you're going?!"

"It's a working lunch."

The Puffin Restaurant: Today's special - regurgitated sand eels

I hate it when those big rigs zoom past you like they own the road!

'We were introduced by a scientist friend of ours, then discovered we both like getting caught in electrical storms and taking long walks on the beach to scare people."

Signs pointing out the ocean and beach because it is covered in litter.

'Good boy. That's better than the others, but still too long. For playing fetch, I prefer a shorter stick, shaped like that, without bark or moss, and not quite as heavy.'

"Trust me, the joy of having sand between your toes wears off after a while..."

"No, sir, this isn't Positano. It's the Jersey Shore."