Perfect weather - hot, sunny, still. The sea is flat calm, pale blue, dark blue, turquoise. Its easy to be fooled into thinking the swimming will be easy but last weeks freezing toes are still fresh in all our memories...
We clamber over a recent rock fall looking for a quieter section of beach - the warm weather has brought everyone to this beautiful spot. The cliffs are looking very crumbly as MG, KH and I nervously leave our stuff below the least cracked areas and hope for the best. Last weeks slow entry was torturous so we opt for more speed today. Once our feet have been suitably numbed by the gentle waves, we are into the deep sea. Its cold but too blissful to complain. We all swim out and can even manage to talk and enjoy the scene. The water is crystal clear and I risk brain freeze to go under and dive down a few feet before it gets too painful.
Coming out to warm in the sun we soon defrost and are ready for a second, longer dip. This time we are really swimming and there are clear echoes of summer. After a third brief dip (the cold is catching up with us now) we resort to sun bathing, high on cold, clear water and oblivious to the potentially lethal falling cliffs above.
SW
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