LW Plymouth 1151 + 1hr = 1251 (0.5m) Less 1hr port
correction = 1151 LW Port Isaac
HW Plymouth 1755 + 1hr = 1855 (5.6m) Less 1hr port
correction = 1755 Hw Port Isaac
On the water 1030
Wind generally force 2-3
After finding myself castigated for my time keeping this
morning I left the campsite before Barbara & Ian. Downside
they still got on the water before me and yes I was last on
the water again. Another spectacular paddle, this time I
remembered my torch, so some exploring through deep caves
was possible without having to wonder 'what’s that gurgling
sploshing noise, where is it? Under my boat perhaps.' We
again found some nice waves to surf including giving Ian a
pause for thought, perhaps something along the lines of 'is
she going to hit me broadside' before I managed to edge the
boat out of harm's way. We had a relief break on a secret
beach just beyond 'Carnweather Point' and of course the
usual joviality and refreshments. Then it was on to paddle
around the Rumps and the spectacular rock shapes there. Not
long after leaving the beach it was noticed a pair of
paddlers appeared in the distance. One of them with a
spectacular mop of blonde hair, it was Michal and Natalie
Madera on their trip to circumnavigate the UK (homeSEAhome.com).
The Tiderace Xplore mutual admiration society meeting was
then in full swing, by the way Michal your boat might be a
Hardcore but mine is bigger than yours it's a Classic XL and
I don't use it yet for what it was designed for. On arriving
at Polzeath beach I decided that I was going to show off how
clever I was getting my legs out of the boat before landing
on the beach, you guessed it... I ended up swimming again.
Another wonderful beach lunch followed watching beach hunks
and all manner of human life stroll the beach. On the return
trip a thoughtful fisherman actually pulled in his line to
allow us to paddle the passage between land and the rumps.
Enjoyable rock hopping followed which again had a nasty
propensity to make time rocket by and soon we were back at
Port Quinn where I quite remarkably managed to get my legs
out of the cockpit and stay dry before landing.
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| Leaving Port Quin |
Stew dealing with the
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| Jane at speed |
John surfing |
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| Tina |
John |
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| Michal of homeSEAhome |
Wonderful scenery |
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Pictures of the paddle are on
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Galleries Page |
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