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They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3135/
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2025
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Come to the beach here in Bordeaux (well, on the coast) and see tourists set up their stuff at low ebb but forgetting they have to watch out for the flood.
There's an island near me that has a pedestrian causeway at low tide. There are huge signs warning to check tide times or get cut off, but still people don't get it.
Arcachon?
Cramond Island, Edinburgh
Arcachon?
Cap Ferret but arcachon with the Pilat Dune works too!