'Backalong' (6) - As Time and Tide Turns
My last post of 2017. Where did that year go?
A rare and perfect day. Hot, sunny, a blue sky with the occasional fluffy white cloud, and I had the day off work! My first trip to this lovely village on the South Cornish coast coincided with low tide. I had the notion that these boats would look better with a little water lapping around them, so I went for a potter around the harbour and coastal path and got this shot on the way back – along with damp feet of course!
Portscatho lies in the South-westerly corner of Gerrans Bay on the Roseland peninsula. The East-facing cove affords shelter from the prevailing south westerly winds and this meant it was ideal as a base for the pilchard fleets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is still, although on a much smaller scale, an active fishing port today. The same shelter makes for safe swimming and its proximity to many fine sandy beaches means it’s a family favourite.
'Backalong' (6) - As Time and Tide Turns
My last post of 2017. Where did that year go?
A rare and perfect day. Hot, sunny, a blue sky with the occasional fluffy white cloud, and I had the day off work! My first trip to this lovely village on the South Cornish coast coincided with low tide. I had the notion that these boats would look better with a little water lapping around them, so I went for a potter around the harbour and coastal path and got this shot on the way back – along with damp feet of course!
Portscatho lies in the South-westerly corner of Gerrans Bay on the Roseland peninsula. The East-facing cove affords shelter from the prevailing south westerly winds and this meant it was ideal as a base for the pilchard fleets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is still, although on a much smaller scale, an active fishing port today. The same shelter makes for safe swimming and its proximity to many fine sandy beaches means it’s a family favourite.