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Thursday, 24 March 2011
Cromarty2Cromarty
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Scarborough North Bay
Another glorious day we are blessed with, early start this morning to get a couple of hours paddling in. So picked Scarborough for the second time this week its only 40 minute drive, plan was to set off from the RNLI station again pass the harbour entrance and head north across North Bay and follow the cliffs along the coast turn and retrace my paddle strokes.
Met an interesting gent just sat there bobbing up and down on the swell on his sit on top kayak, fishing. He hadn't had any luck so far when I bumped into him. He was telling me that kayak fishing has really taken off as a hobby/sport on the North East Coast, there was a load of them heading towards Sandsend today to try their luck.
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| The Lone Kayak Fisherman |
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| Looking back into shore north of Scarborough |
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| This bird just hopping around on the breakwater in front of Scarborough harbour. From above it would blend right in with the rocks. |
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| The headland north of North Bay |
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| My return to South Bay and the harbour, the breakwater on my right |
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Todays Paddle
Another fine day for paddling, set of this morning went further north than yesterday back to my old haunts of Whitby and Sandsend. The sea was smooth with some swell, at times you could not tell the difference between sky and sea really weird feeling.
I paddled up to Whitby from Sandsend went into Whitby harbour and had a look around, came back out of the harbour entrance turn to go south under the large cliffs, as this was nearly low tide I could not get any where near so had a play in the small surf breaking on the reef.
Paddled back to Sandsend to the point on the way to Runswick Bay nice surf breaking of the point at low tide.
I paddled up to Whitby from Sandsend went into Whitby harbour and had a look around, came back out of the harbour entrance turn to go south under the large cliffs, as this was nearly low tide I could not get any where near so had a play in the small surf breaking on the reef.
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Leaving the beach
Leaving the harbour and beach at South Bay Scarborough heading south towards Cayton Bay and Filey Brigg
North East Paddle
I woke this morning to find the sun cracking the slabs, a beautiful morning to wake up to. A quick breakfast and it was load the kayak and kit onto and into the car, a quick forecast from the met office west F2-3 sea smooth -slight of I went.
Scarborough was my first thought, got there park by the RNLI station, the view along the coast was amazing with the sun beating down, finally a hint of summer. Boat and kit unloaded a bit of a carry as it was a really low tide today. The plan was to head south towards Cayton Bay then onto Filey Brigg. Photos and video below.
Scarborough was my first thought, got there park by the RNLI station, the view along the coast was amazing with the sun beating down, finally a hint of summer. Boat and kit unloaded a bit of a carry as it was a really low tide today. The plan was to head south towards Cayton Bay then onto Filey Brigg. Photos and video below.
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| Just south of South Bay Scarborough |
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| Looking south along to Filey Brigg |
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| Looking south along the coast |
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| Looking back towards Scarborough and the castle |
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| A lonely seal |
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| First time I've seen a seal on its own usually they are in big groups |
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| Back to Scarborough and the harbour |
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| Beach landing in front of the RNLI station |
Friday, 18 March 2011
My Other Passion
My other passion is caving, and living quite close to the Yorkshire Dales which has the best limestone karst in the country ( other people might tell me otherwise) it was kit packed and heading towards Kingsdale which is just north of Ingleton.
Clear sky sun shining nice and bright im heading to a cave called Bull Pot, this cave is situated on the west flank of Kingsdale. Since the introduction of SRT (single rope technique) in the seventies, it makes it a lot easier to cave solo as your not carrying bulky ladders, just lengths of 10mm static rope and Krabs.
Its amazing with just rain water and carbon dioxide from the air and vegetation to make the water slightly acidic the formations created in caves.
some photos below
Clear sky sun shining nice and bright im heading to a cave called Bull Pot, this cave is situated on the west flank of Kingsdale. Since the introduction of SRT (single rope technique) in the seventies, it makes it a lot easier to cave solo as your not carrying bulky ladders, just lengths of 10mm static rope and Krabs.
Its amazing with just rain water and carbon dioxide from the air and vegetation to make the water slightly acidic the formations created in caves.
some photos below
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| The Entrance to Bull Pot |
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| Inside bottom of the second pitch |
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| Ascending the second pitch on the way out |
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| Looking up the second pitch |
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| On the ledge bottom of second pitch |
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| Looking down the second pitch |
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Today Sandsend
Ended up at Sandsend, sea coming up to high tide and battering the slipway, went further down the beach to get some calmer launch.
some inquisitive ducks came up very close, used to being fed. some photo's below before getting wet.
some inquisitive ducks came up very close, used to being fed. some photo's below before getting wet.
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| The slipway gets a lot of surf when the tides up |
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| Eye Eye |
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| North from Sandsend |
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| Taking things easy |
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