Staying near St Ives
During our last tour of Cornwall back in 2020, we managed to follow the coastline westwards from Dorset along the south coast and ended near Lands End. This trip was a continuation of that tour for 10 days along the Cornish north coast. We have two camp sites booked, the first near St Ives and the second near Tintagel.
We arrived at the St Ives location yesterday afternoon after a trouble-free drive from Southampton. The weather looked promising for a sunset during most of the trip down so a brief outing back to Godrevy point was planned. We got the cameras ready and managed a few photos as the sun disappeared behind some low cloud on the horizon. But as photographers, we get used to these setbacks.
The following day we had a lunch appointment with one of our relations, so we decided to take a morning walk from the campsite over the sand dunes and down to the beach. However, before this trip we’ve been very concerned with the health of our 14 year old dog, Holly, as 2 weeks ago she suffered an episode of Vertigo with eyes flickering around and completely unable to walk as her balance was completely compromised. The vet advised this might take a 5 or 6 days for her to recover, but then after not eating for 3 days, she’s been quite weak and shorter walks have been planned to ease her back into better health.
The walk through the sand dunes was about 1.5 miles and Holly managed this with a few short carries on some uphill sections. There were loads of wind surfers on the beach but this time we didn’t take our cameras. On the return journey Holly hitched a lift in a special animal ruck sack that we bought 2nd hand.
After lunch the wind had picked up significantly so we returned to Godrevy Point to capture a few stormy sea images. It wasn’t as rough as we had hoped, but here’s a few shots.
Weather forecast deteriorates tomorrow, so we’ll have to see if we get more opportunities with the camera.
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