I’m spending all of my weekends paddling near home recently; partly because I need to save money and get (slightly less un-)fit for my summer holiday paddling … but also because I really do rather like it around here.
This weekend saw various friends visiting to paddle, walk, swim, run and cycle around the Isle of Purbeck. I paddled the splendid Kimmeridge to Swanage trip, but also managed a bit of walking and a couple of quick dips in the briny. My new toy – a birthday present from Heather – is a shiny black triathlon-style wetsuit. Although you’re unlikely to see me entering into that sort of fitness nonsense any time soon, I’ve really been enjoying our recent series of sunset swims around our coast.
Two weeks left before I fly north to spend several weeks (hopefully) getting down the east coast of Scotland, picking up where I left last year. If I survive that, I’ll then be meeting up with Heather to head north into the Orkney and Shetland islands for several more weeks. My kayak is already up at Thurso, having been shipped up to Cailean a few weeks’ back.
All good, just need to survive these last two weeks at work without going insane.
PS Enjoy a little bit of diversion, from Deb Pinniger. It’s about the beach at Falmouth, Cornwall. Highly recommended.
I wish I had taken the photo of the black headed gull, fantastic
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Good weekend. I told a birdwatcher work colleague about all the birds we’d seen. He was suitably impressed.
Andy, unfortunately my attempted photo of a very small puffin chick hiding in a dark cave under a dark overhang, taken from 50 metres away on a rolling sea … did not come out.
Mark
Really nice photos. I love the purple flowers!
It looks hot. Excellent pics.