I am an adult bull Atlantic Grey Seal. I live in and around the tunnels beneath the North Light of Lundy Island. I weigh about 300 kilos and am over two metres long. I spend the majority of my life sleeping. The rest of the time I can be found in the water, fishing or simply lounging around. It’s [...]
Archive for March 2007
Halichoerus Grypus 2 comments
5200 Degrees Kelvin Leave a comment
Come, and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastick toe. Milton, L’Allegro’. During the past couple of years, I was sea kayaking regularly from early February onwards. The ongoing drought meant that white water paddling was a non-starter and the settled high pressure meant calm seas. Now that I’m trying to write a [...]
Bertie 6 comments
Graham ‘Bertie’ Beckram is a sea kayaker with a guilty secret. He is sometimes to be found guiding novice paddlers along the Purbeck Coast, which can be seen in the background. These folk sign up at Lulworth Cove for a paddle among the amazing coastal landforms in the vicinity. However, they don’t take to the [...]
A Town for all Seasons Leave a comment
The southernmost coast of Devon between Hallsands and Hope Cove makes for a superb day trip along cliffs and reefs. If the weather turns grim, at the midway point there is a sheltered haven to escape into, provided you are careful in crossing the shallow sand bar at the harbour mouth where surf breaks. This [...]
Another wet windy weekend Leave a comment
If I wait, I am a castle Built with blocks of pain. If I set out A kayak stitched with pain Ted Hughes, Gaudete.
Sea-Fever 7 comments
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky. I left my shoes and socks there. I wonder if they’re dry? (Not) John Masefield
