Another Day on the Coast

Thursday 9th October

We are now into our last few days, so headed west to the Bedruthan Steps which we last visited 2 years ago on a high tide. Today the tide would be out and so we hoped for some different images, although the forecast was not hopeful for any sunshine.

We arrived at the National Trust carpark (free for members) just before 12, so thought we’d have a coffee and some lunch. The menu board listed bacon butties available before 11:45. Time on my watch was 11:46, so I dashed in and ordered 2 and thankfully they accepted the order; lunch was sorted.

The weather hadn’t improved, but at least it was still dry, so we headed down the path towards the beach. Unfortunately the access to the beach was closed due to dangerous rock falls.

The sun did appear briefly as we walked along the cliff and the water had a Mediterranean turquoise colour which would have made this image much better. These rocks did make we feel that Black & White would look good, so I had a go at changing another image:-

We continued along the cliff, but the view from the other end wasn’t as good. Vanessa meanwhile was wandering around with a long lens looking for bird images. We arrived back at the café 3 hours after we left it and stopped for more refreshments. The cream tea was wonderful!

From here we headed off to Trevose Head to photograph the lighthouse across Stincking Cove. There is another National Trust carpark at the top of the hill adjacent to the lighthouse, so not too far to walk this time.

Luckily, there was a glimmer of sunshine in this image, but most of the time it remained overcast. So I thought I’d try another B&W conversion.

We’d tethered Holly to my camera bag whilst Vanessa and I wandered across the rocks for the best view of the cove and lighthouse. We soon heard her crying as her eye sight is poor and she couldn’t see us, plus with her being old and deaf it was too stressful, so I packed away my camera and sat with her while Vanessa continued. Just my luck, the early evening sun appeared, so I took out the camera and quickly grabbed a few handheld shots from where I stood.