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

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Quite a spectacle for the determined sunbathers who, despite the odd rain shower, were still out in bikinis on the beach.

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The most impressive of the foods available to sunbathers has to be the skewers, which come from the white and orange-clad peddlers shouldering small grills on their backs.

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Cabo Surf Hotel in Los Cabos, Mexico, offers special soft boards for beginners and stand-up paddleboards for calm water, allowing even loyal sunbathers to hit the waves.

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He has, however, captured several images of sunbathers, one of whom looks more appropriately dressed for a beach in the south of France than 23rd Street, where pedestrians are crossing with the light below.

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Earlier this month, sunbathers on a Tenerife beach came to the aid of 88 exhausted African migrants - among 205 who reached the islands on three open boats - making headlines around the world.

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But the obese, the gamblers, rugby players, skiers, the sedentary, the promiscuous who don't practice safe sex, those who won't wear helmets on motorcycles and bikes, horseback riders, pool owners, all-terrain-vehicle operators, small-plane pilots, sunbathers, scuba divers, and surfers -- all of whom cost us money and incur higher than average health care costs -- are still on the job.

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