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Ducks and Drakes
If you are on the beach at Dinas’ Aberbach or Aberfforest it won’t take you long to gather a handful of perfect ‘duck and drake’ slates from the high-tide line. While you are skimming them across the water, here is a … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, children's game, Dinas, Dinas Cross, ducks and drakes, skimming stones, slates, stone shipping
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