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The other side of Summer: Sea, safe and sun

The other side of Summer: Sea, safe and sun
A surfing dog rides a wave during the Surf Dog Competition at the 8th annual Petco Surf City Surf Dog event on September 25, 2016 in Huntington Beach, California. Dogs owners are expected to attend the dog surfing competition from as far as Florida, Australia and Brazil. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Here is an incomplete yet striking gallery of images of summer holidays across the world, then and now.

People bask in the sun on Bournemouth beach on July 15, 2003 in Bournemouth, England.  (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Danielle Martin enjoying a cold drink as she sits in a sand hole on the beach near Melbourne. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

A sand sculpture is pictured on the site of the Sand Sculptures Festival on July 15, 2004 in Zeebrugge, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)

September 2010: Sibonelo Maphalala and Siyabonga construct sand sculptures on the beach in Durban, South Africa on 29 September 2010. (Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Sun/Sipho Mchunu)

Sibonelo Maphalala and Siyabonga construct sand sculptures on the beach in Durban, South Africa on 29 September 2010. (Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Sun/Sipho Mchunu)

Children escape the heat of the summer by sitting under a small cascade, where Roman emperors bathed. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A young boy runs through a water fountain at the beach in Southend, Essex, Britain, 07 August 2020. TEPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

Simeone Scaramozzino (C) and other enthusiasts perform yoga in Times Square during an event marking the summer solstice on June 21, 2013 in New York City.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

People enjoy the hot weather in Johannesburg by having fun at Wild Waters in Boksburg. (Photo by Gallo Images / Cornel van Heerden)

A youth practices his gymnastic moves as people enjoy the warm weather on Crosby Beach on June 25, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A dog wearing a buoyancy aid is pictured on the beach at Watsons Bay during the annual “Every Man and His Dog” paddle board race on January 26, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Pet dogs wear life jackets and take a bath in the sea at Takeno Beach on August 23, 2014 in Toyooka, Japan. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

A pet dog wear life jacket and take a bath in the sea with his owner at Takeno Beach on August 23, 2014 in Toyooka, Japan. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

A surfing dog has a high a perch atop a human’s head at the Surf Dog Competition at the 8th annual Petco Surf City Surf Dog event on September 25, 2016 in Huntington Beach, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

A surfing dog named Derby swims through waves after a wipe out at the Surf Dog Competition at the 8th annual Petco Surf City Surf Dog event on September 25, 2016 in Huntington Beach, California.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

A surfing dog and man compete in a tandem dog/human heat at the Surf Dog Competition at the 8th annual Petco Surf City Surf Dog event on September 25, 2016 in Huntington Beach, California.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

A dog goes down the slide at the Wally World pool during the Bow Wow Beach Doggie Day at Water World on September 7, 2019 in Federal Heights, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

Kite-makers and kite-flyers take part in the #HopeOnTheRise at Dolphin beach Table View for a Flash Fly in support of Cape Mental Health’s first ever virtual Cape Town International Kite Festival during Mental Health Awareness Month on October 11, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

Visitors enjoy the hot weather on the beach on June 25, 2020 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Beach goers soak up the sun at the beach in Southend, Essex, Britain, 07 August 2020. Temperatures are expected to reach 36C across Britain today.  EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

A coronavirus social distancing warning sign is displayed at the beach on June 24, 2020 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

A view of umbrellas arranged in compliance with the rules on social distancing at a beach club in Fregene, a seaside resort located on the Tyrrhenian coast some 30km from Rome, Italy, 29 May 2020. EPA-EFE/MASSIMO PERCOSSI

Linda Bodell, from Minnesota, takes in some sun on the walkway leading to the beach on March 31, 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An aerial view of members of the Jetty Fitness Club training with what they call a “Life Outside the Box” workout led by fitness instructor Alexa Hoovis at the beach on August 18, 2020 in Long Beach, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

People visit the beach at Coney Island in Brooklyn on July 19, 2020 in New York City.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Skywriting reading #firstresponders and a heart is seen above the Newport Beach Pier on April 25, 2020 in Newport Beach, California. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

People enjoy an afternoon at Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach on Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer season in the United States on May 24, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Members of the public relax on the beach at Botany Bay on May 26, 2020 in Margate, England. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

People walk on the beach on the morning of September 5, 2020 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

A woman serves an ice cream on the beachfront on June 24, 2020 in Weymouth, United Kingdom.  (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Hospital patient Isidre Correa is taken to the seaside by intensive health care staff outside the Hospital del Mar on June 03, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

A warm thank you to Kim McCarthy from Gallo Images for her generous help in the production of this image selection. DM/ ML

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