Cornwall - sea kayaking Portreath to Godrevy Island.
A Shipwreck,a nudist beach and an Island immortalised in literature! As a day trip,this is about as good as it gets.Got there early,as the parking situation is desperate in Portreath,the previous day having headed North to S.t. Agnes,then this day had a lot to live up to,in fact I wouldn't have thought it possible to compete, but - compete it did,and even surpassed it,this has been one of the most enjoyable trips I've done so far.All the elements conducive to good sea kayaking,came together,the weather of course,the big vista of Cornish sky,was just the best,a clear blue sky is a sight to behold,but when its adorned with those fluffy legless sheep clouds its all the better for me.One of the most inspirational ship names ever for me was an old clipper in the "Cutty Sark" heyday when they were still beating early steamships called "FLYING CLOUD" - wonderful.The other great bonus here was the prevoiusly mentioned water quality,as you can see for yourself it is supreme,enabling a tour of the wreck without getting wet.The wreck is that of the "Secil Japan" wrecked hereabouts in 1989,prefer an older wreck myself but I'm splitting hairs here.The beach at Fishing Cove is fantastic and one of numerous here used by Nudists I was greeted here by a man and his rather attractive partner(dissapointingly clad in a bikini) completely "tackle out" making sure the "big fella" was kept clear of the cold water!On to Navax Point and the interest diminishes only slightly,excellent views to Hayle and S.t. Ives.Godrevy makes an excellent turning point navigating the islands' surprising divide and for me heading downwind with gentle tide assistance.I had a fantstic half our so on Fishing Cove beach - nowhere near long enough,before heading back,all the time overlooked by that fabulous sky,that ultimately inspired the music for this particular video.As stated it was played on my £30 classical guitar(it's had new strings) a simple sequence then embellished with piano and echo guitar on a Boss br600.You may have noticed a lack of caves in this and the "S.t. Agnes" video - I will post a seperate video for this as they are a bit special and not enough time is afforded in a 10 min clip to include everything - including the amazing place that is "Ralph's Cupboard" and its accompanying legend of "Wrath the giant" snacking on sailors heads and hurling boulders at passing ships like some latter day hooligan!
