After a beautiful and long swim at Hive in the morning we decided to re-group in the evening if the weather was still fine - we dont know how long this good weather will last before the winter storms start seriously curtailing our swimming so we want to pack as many in as we can, while we can.
A calm, clear evening followed - we met at west bay just after 7pm and the light was fading fast. It was ideal timing, the beach being virtually deserted and the sea was calmer and clearer than the mornings rather choppy murk. Familiar scenes were re-cast in the fading light with the last of the sun creating golden reflections on the water. We watched as lights appeared in the sky to our east (Portland) and the red and green of the pier flashed to our west. By the time we were getting out it was almost dark. The normally white foam from the breaking waves had turned to a tarnished silver and the water was an inky blue. We could not resist diving in a few more times as the wind had got up and it was freezing on land. By the time we were dry and had stopped shivering it was almost too dark to take any pictures. Heaven.
SW
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