Waiting for the tide
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Waiting for the tide
Image: © David Williams Taken: 2 Feb 2014
The Leigh-on-Sea cockle boats still go out most days, Summer and Winter, to hoover up their catch from the Thames Estuary. The day's activities for the fishermen is dominated by the ebb and flow of the tide. When the channel reaches a certain tidal level, off they go. Hours later, on the next incoming tide, they return to unload their catch.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.542784
Longitude
0.633143
