A beach afternoon

This morning we woke up to a fabulous day, and as we crept out to feed the horses we could see the pink light of the dawn reflecting off of the houses of Penzance across the bay. Well when summer lingers on we just had to stretch the day a little and take a picnic down to a beach!
Today we chose Rinsey just east of Perranuthnoe and the first photo shows a view back towards Praa sands with Cudden Point beyond



Praa sands from the coastal path




but now continuing towards our destination and lunch looking eastwards towards the Lizard in the distance




We Passed one of Cornwall's traditional engine houses left from the great days of mining - always a reminder of how hard it was to live and work in Cornwall in the last century

Rinsey beach came into view below us - perfect golden sand framed by the unspoilt cliffs

Rinsey with the Lizard Peninsular beyond in the distance

with the coast path snaking down

finally giving way to a clamber over rocks before...................

the camera gave out! Sorry!!

but the couple of hours that we spent in the bright clear Mediterranean heat were wonderful before we climbed back up into a slight haze after the intense light of the beach, meeting not the usual intense heat on the climb that sends you scurrying to the nearest village shop for the cool soft drinks that they all stock but to the pleasant September afternoon and so home in time for tea. We will just have to go back again to record the beach of course