![]() ![]() I would have preferred to paddle parallel to the coast, but well offshore to maximise the chance of a cetacean encounter but annoyingly found I was battling against the tidal flow, so coast-hugged instead to avoid the current. Lamorna CoveĪs I bumped my way through the tide race off Tater-Du lighthouse I was overtaken by the Scillonian, bulging with passengers as usual. Luckily it was still early and there very few people about to witness this display of gluttony. I was so keen to get on, I wolfed them down in a PB time of less than two minutes. Fortunately I had remembered to mix them with sugar instead of salt this time. I stopped at Lamorna Cove to demolish my five weetabix for breakfast. Actually I gave it a wide berth because I didn’t want to frighten it although I don’t think it would have shifted if I had rammed it head-on. It is picturebook quaint and quiet and doesn’t look like it has changed much since the Spanish Armada.Īnd its entrance was guarded by a particularly haughty seal that was not going to budge off its ledge for any goofy kayaker. Mousehole is only just around the corner from noisy and fishy-smelly Newlyn Harbour but it might as well be on the other side of the planet. Notice I do not qualify for disabled parking (yet)Īnd then straight into a three mile paddle across Penzance bay to shake off the cobwebs and get the sap flowing. Starting off with fairytale St.Michael’s Mount. ![]() What could be more exciting than my first visit to the Penwith peninsular of the year and a planned 28-mile paddle between Marazion and Gwennap Head and back? It’s got everything. It hasn’t got any rod-holders so I couldn’t fish even if I wanted to. ![]() Far from it, although not in the on-the-end-of-a-fishing-rod way. And just at the minute with my Cobra Expedition kayak it’s a long distance touring phase, but that’s not to say fish can’t be involved. ![]()
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