Between him and the shore lay a grayish patch.

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Aim to visit on a weekday to avoid the weekend crowds, when it becomes difficult to find a patch of sand to lay down your towel.

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The launch coincided with a sticky patch for Vancl, which had to lay off staff in China after an aborted IPO in 2011.

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