Today’s walk was planned! It did involve a beach very near the end- you could perhaps consider it a rather prolonged lunch break!
We parked at the car park on Start point and started by walking down to the light house.
The view across the bay is quite special as Start Bay was where the D Day manoeuvres where rehearsed.
The lighthouse proved to be a popular photo spot!
Having doubled back up the hill it was time to take a left hand fork and start walking around the cliff path to what would be the beach destination.
This is a great part of the coastal path and we were lucky enough to see seals playing when we stopped, overlooking some rock outcrops. No photographic evidence- combination of me being too slow and them moving too quickly. Great to watch.
When we (Alex and Pete, Jack and Franky plus myself) got to the path down to the bay – Great Mattiscombe Sands, I left the others to continue down to the beach whilst I kept going on the coast path.
My destination was the next bay – Lannacombe. After a while Alex ran to catch up with me and we both continued, had a drink at the beach before returning. As we approached we could see down to the beach where the others were already settled.
The nearest cove is not reachable until the tide goes out and then a tunnel way through the rocks appears and it is even possible to find a third cove.
Seaweed art – what a range of colours and this also shows up the fine pebble/ coarse sand nature of this beach.
I have always been fascinated by this rock. How did it get there and why? The waves splashing round it are always mesmerising.
Time to finish the day after sea bathing by some and more boules competitions. Needless to say I’ve never been the winner. The climb up from the beach is steep and then there is a further very long upwards climb back to the car park.
Reflection – Alex reminded us of the time the collie dog from the farm came to join us and stayed the day!
Further reflection – memories of Alex with his dad sitting on top of a rock doing watercolours together. Also that it is great that they want to share places from childhood memories with their partners.
This walk was just over 10km plus the walk of just over 1 km, uphill, back to the car park. Not very warm but it didn’t rain!
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