A video I came across that I made at the beach in Koudekerke. I didn't head there for the storm... My mum attended a funeral of a relative, and due to the bad weather, I drove her there, and back again. While she was at the church service, Arwen and I went for a short walk, and we got to the beach. We could not get any closer, as the sand was like real sandpaper, hurting the exposed skin as we came to close.

Alt Text: Storm Eunice at Koudekerke Beach

The scene opens with a view of a churning, grey North Sea. Large white-capped waves crash against the shore and two wooden breakwaters that extend into the surf. The sky is a heavy, uniform grey, and the air is filled with mist and sea spray that occasionally blurs the camera lens.

In the foreground, long dune grasses bend violently in the powerful gusts. A chocolate Labrador on a leash trots into the frame, its ears flapping in the wind as it explores the sandy path. A modern, light-wood sculptural post stands nearby, seemingly unfazed by the weather.

As the camera pans to the right, a paved path leads up a hill toward a wooden bench overlooking the coast. The audio is dominated by the intense, roaring howl of the wind, punctuated by the sharp rustling of the grass, perfectly capturing the chaotic energy of one of the strongest storms to hit the Netherlands in recent years.