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More than half a million day-trippers visited the Belgian coast during the autumn half-term holidays - a slight dip on last year, blamed on the weather.
Paint cans, ropes, beach towels, cables, bicycles, a “half a cow” and endless varieties of plastic bottles and jugs.
Greenpeace yacht Rainbow Warrior III is due to sail into Ostend and Antwerp from 27 September to 8 October, announced the environmental activist group on Tuesday.
The posh Belgian seaside resort of Knokke is taking a tough stance against visitors wandering around town in their swimwear.
Part of Ostend’s beach will be smoke-free this year in a pilot project launched by the city council.
The SNCB is putting on extra trains to the Belgian coast, as temperatures reaching up to 30°C are forecast this weekend.
Tourist attractions around Belgium have reported excellent results for the Easter holiday fortnight, with the coast alone attracting 1.2 million people.
Almost 5,000 people braved the 9°C water and took a New Year's dip in the North Sea at Ostend on Saturday afternoon.
Curious onlookers were in abundance on the beach at De Haan on Thursday, and who could blame them: Scientists were busy dissecting a dead whale that had been spotted drifting off the Belgian coast
