Day 6 Lamorna to Porthoustock – 26th May – 24.6 nm
An early start from Lamorna, with an aim to get across to the Lizard before the tide picked up too much, anything for an easy life. This meant working across Mount’s Bay against the tide, but I didn't expect too much going on there anyway. The sky was blue and conditions in the bay looked smooth, perhaps I would finally get a little sunshine at last. Two bikini clad girls made an early morning foray into the water as I left, their shrieks accompanying me out of the bay - a prettier send off than the one on Day 1 I thought. I was tempted to head back and make sure I hadn't forgotten anything on the sand.
The forecast wind was WNW, but it was a steady offshore N
wind instead, no dramas, just a little chop in the sunshine. The swell started
to reach into the bay as I neared the Lizard, but as the flow picked up nearer
the point this smoothed things out a little.
I could see a mad woman standing amongst the crowds on the
cliffs, waving furiously out to sea. I pulled down my hat, paddled a wider line
and pretended I didn’t know her. The rocks were dodged easily and the Lizard
slid by, I was grateful to have the offshore wind and a gap in the swell.
The wind strengthened as I headed towards Black Head, and as
I turned north I wasn't so grateful for the off shore wind any more. It was a splashy
slog, inshore of the Manacles, towards Porthoustock. It was a bit of a ‘Geography
Day’ in that useful get outs were now limited and further into-wind miles today
didn't translate into useful distance for tomorrow. To be frank, I was knackered
too, so Porthoustock looked good to me.
