In Bamboo, a rural community along Haiti's southern shore, waves destroyed several dozen homes.
"We saw people on the shore waving at us and needing help," Mr. Rosenberg said Helge told him.
As we near, people who look more like Saharan Touaregs than Assamese run towards the shore, waving hunting rifles.
As Mr. Gates plodded along this sliver of angular rocks — the tower appeared to be 100 feet or more from shore — waves crashed over him.
Stream (or alluvial) placers are formed by running water, while beach placers are formed by the action of shore waves on preexisting or currently forming stream placers.
We reduced our sail and slipped quietly along as children on the shore waved and dogs barked and we made our way into the far corner of this huge bay to Saidowai.
Along the south shore, waves reached 1.8 m (6 ft) and caused moderate beach erosion.
And cheers erupt from we folks on shore waving the double-handed "L for loser" sign above our heads.
The short answer to the first defense is that Yalies in America aren't really standing on shore waving good-bye.
Bradshaw laughed, admitting that while the shore waves looked formidable, what was waiting for us three-quarters of a mile out would make these seem tiny.
