I don't 'do' beach holidays I've never really been much of a beach-lover. Admittedly my long-held ambition to one day retire by the sea with a couple of dogs to walk on the beach could suggest otherwise, but that's not about loving beaches, it's about loving the sea. I love quiet places like Frinton on Sea where you can walk for miles but I can't abide all the fuss that goes with beach holidays - all that sand in your food, hair, clothes and baggage. And parading my gravity-battered flesh for the derision of strangers is no picnic either. So if someone says "Do you want to go to the beach?" ...
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