Miles of pristine coastline draw beachcombers and sunbathers (not to mention piping plovers).

BBC: Historical day trips from Boston

The toys were lost at sea until they started to wash up in places from Alaska to Maine, and continued to surprise beachcombers for more than a decade.

WSJ: In Hong Kong, Giant Duck Makes a Splash

It seemed a pity to have travelled to one of the gaudiest treasure ports along the old Spanish Main and to not at least have a crack at seeing some gold doubloons, especially since rumours abound of beachcombers here occasionally finding delicious bits of treasure washed up on the sands after a storm.

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