Archive for August 4th, 2007

Halcyon Days

 North Cornwall

Andy L has just departed, and there is drizzling rain, strong wind and five feet of surf here at Newquay today, ending a week of great settled weather. I’ve awarded myself the morning off, and am embraced by the loving folds of a sofa in the bar of the Watergate Hotel. Sooner or later they’ll catch a whiff of my ‘eau de thermal’, realise that I actually live in a tent across the bay, and sling me out onto the street.

I’m sure I said this before, but North Cornwall has exceeded all expectations. We planned to get to Land’s End by now, and could certainly have done it. However, we quickly realised it would be madness to rush past the longest stretch of top quality cliffs that either of us have seen. We even took a day out to explore the River Camel estuary.

In a few days I’ll be joined by my wife, returned from a spot of WW paddling in Canada.

The photos here were all taken between Widemouth Bay and Boscastle.

North Cornwall

North Cornwall

North Cornwall

 


The Book

The Book

A Sample Chapter

Prawle Point in south Devon.

About

Over the past eighteen months I have researched, photographed and written a sea kayaking guide to the South West of England; from the Bristol Channel to the Isle of Wight. I have been using this blog to keep folk updated as to my progress and to reveal some of the wonderful scenery, culture and wildlife of this little corner of England.

Pesda Press Titles

 

Sit-on-Top Kayak Sea Kayak Navigation

 

Welsh Sea Kayaking Sea Kayak

 

The Northern Isles Scottish Sea Kayaking

 

Oileáin English White Water

 

Scottish White Water Kayak Rolling

 

British Canoe Union Coaching Handbook BCU Canoe & Kayak Handbook

 

Kayak Surfing The Seamanship Pocketbook

 

Scottish Canoe Classics Scottish Canoe Touring

More Good Reading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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