Go Sea Kayak Blog: Poldhu Cove

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Mad Cows & Cornishmen...

Just a short trip, but a bloody good one!

Today I'll be paddling with Mike.

And Sam, who'll probably kill me when she see's the title (LOL). Sorry Sam, gotta have a catchy title ;D

We headed out from Poldhu Cove & shortly after headed into Mullion for a pee :)

The swell was quite decent & the conditions quite choppy but we hugged the shore anyway & did some rockhopping on the way to Kynance cove.

Really good fun this.

Time for a break at Kynance Cove, awesome spot...

After Kynance we headed back to Poldhu for some surfing & to meet up with Steve who was to join the action. My camera battery had died which is a shame as there was some good action. The biggest waves coming in at around 5 foot.
We all caught some good waves & I think we all took a beating too. I rolled loadsa times but the final wave pounded me good so I decided to call it a day.

Thanks to Sam & Mike for asking me along, it was a fab day out :)

Sunday, 2 October 2011

The Dragon & Lizard Alliance...

This trip was the main reason that I came to Cornwall early for my 4 star assessment. It's high on my list of things to do this year.

I had a walk to Lizard point on Thursday, I've visited there many times before but I wanted to check out the conditions that I'd be likely to encounter. I wish I hadn't, it was only blowing about F4 but the race just offshore had 15-20 foot waves breaking over the reefs! I've never seen anything like that before so I was more than a little apprehensive about the paddle today.

Camp At Poldhu Cove...

Days of lazygititus left me a little shaky at the start of the paddle but I was soon into my stride, each paddle stroke slowly removing my lack of confidence & replacing it with optimism.
I was making a good 4.5 Knots from camp to Kynance Cove & I was eager to reach Lizard Point.

Kynance Cove...

Arriving at the tip of the Lizard, not to mention the most Southerly point in England, I was anxious to see what sort of playground I'd have. As it turned out it was nice & calm, arriving an hour before slack water had worked a treat :)