The sea shall give up . . .
Aug 25th, 2008 | By Ian Poulton | Category: Personal ColumnsSitting staring fixedly out to sea, the scene was something from a child’s picturebook. The water was a deep blue, and in a gentle breeze a yacht made its way across the corner of the Bay of Biscay; it sails, matching white triangles, worthy of inclusion in those primary school depictions of a day at the seaside. The lateness of season meant the beach was almost empty. The water was so placid that the waves broke no higher than the knees of a young couple who walked along the shoreline, …