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Monday, 28 May 2012

Gwyner via Sennen to Lands End and back.

Despite a dodgy forecast and a gloomy start, Sunday soon saw sunshine seize the day for the chance of Sarah's amazing chilli relish and a place to park the car before heading west along the coat path towards Land's End.......
these terraced fields are thought to be some of the oldest enclosures in the world........
on duty between the flags, keeping an eye on proceedings on one of Cornwall's most notorious beaches for rip tides......
and, despite the obscurity and steep descent, a steady stream of coastal path walkers......
who stop briefly to admire almost perfect sets hitting the bay.......
keeping an eye on things from the comfort of the lifeguard's hut perched high enough to allow excellent viewing across this treacherous stretch of beach.....
as the long-in-the-tooth long boarders take the left-handed wave.....
there's a good view of the infamous Longships reef and lighthouse......
and one of many striking rocky outcrops......
looking back to the Brison's off the westernmost part of England, Cape Cornwall.......
sticking to the path has given the dunes a chance to recoup their grip on the sand......
fishy symbols are a sure sign the coast is nigh......
everything you need for the beach under one roof at Sennen Cove......
here the handline boats take catch quality seriously, insulated tubs are the norm aboard the inshore fleet......
in the foreground the Irish lady looking back to cape Cornwall.......
Sennen netter, Girl Pamela steams in between the Kettle's Bottom and Land's End.......
while members of the local sea kayak club investigate the shore after their visit to the Longships earlier in the day.....
some take the outside route.......
others cut the corner.......
while the sign at the end of the road sees another bunch of brave end-to-enders reach their goal.......
Dr Syntax's head is here somewhere but this is not it......
perhaps the Irish Lady can see him?.......
between the land and the Shark's Fin making her way north.......
one of the most iconic lighthouse vistas in the UK.