A couple of weeks ago Kirstine and I headed off to the Northumberland coast for a few days break. The weather was varied which meant there was scope for a little bit of everything. One of the highlights was a walk right round the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. It has such a varied coast with sand dunes, small cliffs and boulder strewn beaches. The photograph above is of the northeast point called Emmanuel Head.
On one of the more blustery days I went hunting for some surf. In most places it was just too big and intimidating so I headed for the shelter of St Mary's Haven near Low Newton. The surfing was good fun in the new
P&H Delphin even though conditions in the haven were a little tame.
When it rained, we headed north of the border to Eyemouth in Scotland (but only just!) We had a classic haggis and chips lunch before heading for the
Eyemouth Maritime Centre which has a fantastic display of old smugglers boats and relics.
This time of year there is plenty of bird life in and around the estuarine mud flats around Holy Island. The next time I will be back to these shores will be to attend the
5th Storm Gathering meet. Which will be hosted by
Active 4 Seasons on the weekend of 30th-31st of October.
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