The YHA hostel in Boscastle was empty and deserted last night so I took a berth in a B&B overlooking the harbour. Hosts Jack (mandolin player) and Fay (gig rower, just back from the internationals in the Scillies) were kindness itself. Left the harbour at low water and in relatively calm conditions - what a difference a day makes!
(cooling off - photos: Marion Ince)Paddled past contorted strata in the cliffs; saw the first seal of the trip (where have they all been?); thought better of the surf at Northcott Mouth, and doubled back to Bude.
At Bude it is 
possible to avoid the surf altogether, with careful timing, by following the leading marks past the headland on the south side of the beach, seen here from the harbour mole.
possible to avoid the surf altogether, with careful timing, by following the leading marks past the headland on the south side of the beach, seen here from the harbour mole.
Hi Graham,
ReplyDeleteKayaking pictures are so misleading. They're all of sunny skies, beautiful cliffs and calm seas. They're enticing and tempt you to taste the delights of the beautiful coastal scenery. What you don't realise, until you've been out a few times, is that when things get rough your main concern is simply to keep upright. The thought of taking pictures comes way down your list of priorities. So I suspect that even if you'd remembered your camera the other day, the 3m swell would have kept it in your pocket!
Gales forecast in the south west again tomorrow?
Izy