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Champagne shingle on Felixstowe beach

It’s just after midday in August and very hot. Families are out on the beach sunbathing, children play in the water. At the shoreline, cool waves wash and dissolve onto the shingle. With each recession of a wave, water fizzes over the stones, sometimes frothing like bubbling champagne overflowing from a glass. The waves roll in on currents that lift and curl. Each wave kneads and brushes the shingle in its own unique way. The detail is intricate, each fragment of stone moves with it’s own audible signature. Sitting so close to moving water is like a balm to the ears. To celebrate six months of Radio Lento, here’s 19 minutes of watery ear balm from Felixstowe beach!