In 1987 my wife & I altered course from renting on Christchurch city’s fringe, to renting farther afield at South Brighton, here in the South Island of New Zealand.

Only 2 blocks from the sea, it was the best move we ever made in Christchurch & later, we ended up buying & rectifying somewhat, the old 1912 polite bach previously owned by our landlord & friend Alan R. Wright formerly associated with Wright & Co (bottling) Kodo, Christchurch.

Observing tracks of animals & birds or whatever else, on sandy beaches has always drawn me to ponder their origin & as a result of the frequent very early morning beach walks, the accidental discoveries on this site evolved to become recorded in a diary. Later I was persuaded by interested parties to reproduce the diary onto a website for public dissemination & so become a ‘modern person’.

The site was also created to be used as a ‘workshop/garage /spare-room how-to’ guide & a reference base for all who may be interested in marine locale critters that enjoy defying death & burying themselves in saltwater for a few days, periodically. 

Maybe you reside near a sandy beach & want to rise early to watch them either delivering themselves into the hands of Davey Jones for a few days, or see them returning to the sand hills alive & well, to burrow down into the sand once more.  

The phases, dates & times relating to sun moon & tides will furnish you with enough info to perform your own experiments should you wish to do so.  And if you do, I hope you have a lot of fun.  –  Graham East