Penwith Colour

Earlier this week I had a friend visiting for a couple of days so of course a day out on the cliffs for a hike was somewhat obligatory, after all the granite cliffs of Penwith are one of Cornwall’s greatest assets. It’s not something I often do in the summer season – usually at sea level in a kayak or on two wheels… I do tend to prefer the cliffs in winter when the weather is wild and there are no people around. However… despite the wonderful weather there were very few people evident. Probably because you can’t simply drive to much of it. Lands End itself was, as expected, a different matter.. crowded with sweating folk cramming cornish pasties and chips that have been kept warm for too long. Luckily the crowds are very much confined to within 200 meters of the car park :-) It still baffles me how a stunning natural asset such as Lands End can become a private business, and a hideous one at that.  Anyway, given that most of the views of the granite you get to see on here are from the cockpit of a sea kayak… here’s a quick look at it from a bit higher up.

With both the heather and gorse in bloom the colours on the stretch between Gwennap Head and Nanjizal were simply breathtaking
A fine view out to the Longships reef and lighthouse in the far distance
The bay at Nanjizal looking rather magnificent
I can’t recall ever seeing it quite this colourful, perhaps something to do with the cycle of warm sunny days and frequent mild, wet days that seems to have characterised this summer
If you’ve been following the Boatbuilders Story project (https://www.seasurfdirt.com/category/a-boatbuilders-story/) then it might be of interest to know that this is one of Gary’s boats,a Buccaneer 19, heading back into Newlyn. As an aside the book has been very popular and is still generating lots of interest so thank you for your support.

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