Reply #65: Interesting photo you're not likely to have seen!

[Judi Lynn]

November 8, 2007—On the Dutch island of Terschelling, beaches are often awash in treasures—like the bunches of Cuban bananas that floated ashore this week (top photo).

It was sneakers (bottom photo) and aluminum briefcases in February 2006. The shore was covered with sweaters before that.

The island was molded into its current shape by a violent storm in 1296, according to its official web site. Things have been washing ashore ever since.

This week's boon comes from six banana crates—originally from Cuba—that fell off a cargo ship during a recent storm.
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For the moment the island has more bananas than it can use.

"I think everybody on the island has a bunch now," Buren said.

Some locals had suggested sending the extra bananas to nearby zoos, he added.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071108-bananas-picture.html