Nearly got a good picture of a porpoise!
After spending the day with the family, and lazing around after having spent the previous two weeks grafting on a big job at work, it was time to get a decent paddle in.
Leaving Porthsele with an hour or so of ebb tide left, the plan was to paddle around St Johns point, and past St Justinians, and then down to the Southern end of Ramsey Sound, hopefully then catching the start of the flood tide and get a free ride back.
Going out and around Carreg Gafieliog, and then down to St Johns Point, the water was almost still.
I don't remember going in this cave just before St Justinians previously, I probably have.
Whilst Dad had a look around, I listened to the weather on the radio, stragely, i found the initial call on chl 16 to be quite clear, but then the forecast itself to be full of quiet bits.
Inside the cave the water turned left and opened up into this cavern
Thought I'd try a pic in the cave with the flash on, got to have a re-think with this radio aeriel though, it does seem to be stuck in the air a bit.
3 point turn??
The un-named arch about halfway down the bay wasn't passable today, but I have managed it before, its a bit of a squeeze as its full of rocks.
At Carn a Wig, there was a herd of wild horses seemingly risking all for fresh un-nibbled grass.
Looking at the South end of the sound, I could just see that the start of the Flood tide was starting to flow, perfect timing for a free ride back up.
Then out of nowhere, a couple of porpoise appeared, and kept popping out in front of us for 30-40seconds or so. Knowing how shy they are when Richard gets his camera out, I almost didn't bother. Then when I did.....they disapeared! Just caught the last one as he left us.
Riding the flood tide straight back up the sound, no sign of Horse Rock today, it certainly will be later next week though.
With North Bishop in the back ground the sea looked like a mill pond, what an amazing place.
Arriving back at Porthsele, the beach was a little quieter than when we left, but plenty of bbq's and fires on the go, I heard a familiar snorting sound behind me. A seal had followed us around into Porthsele.
Quite a big seal, a bull, and very nosey. He spent a good ten minutes swimming up and down.
He was right up in the breaking surf here, the water only about 18 inches deep.
A nice little paddle, we tested our planning of tide and time, and got it right.
Not too strenuous to start, and saw some of the elusive porpoise.
1 comment:
They certainly are camera shy those Porpoise I was amongst them last Sunday but no pictures again soyou did well to get a photo.
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