Chasing Rainbows

I’d had a good nights sleep, although interrupted many times, gazing at the stars initially, then trying to catch and sun at dawn… i didn’t quite manage that, however, this is the view at 7-10 a.m. from my bed ! Dry, slightly overcast, I was hoping for a nice day to go along the coastal path, further North.

After a special boiled eggs and soldiers breakfast,washed down with some good coffee,using my new cafetiere (having left the others at home !)and lemon/lime marmalade… it was time to get ready to go. I had just started off as the rain started, only bits at first, although it started getting heavier, so i returned to shelter in Wally for a while, and caught up with the blogs…

I then made another start, having, thankfully as it turned out,changed into wet weather gear – although by then the sun had started shining, although it was very windy.

First of all past my own ‘private’ bay – Petticowick beach, which I had been sleeping ‘on top’ all night ! Then it was up and along the cliffs following the coastal path, towards a distant waterfall ,this section of cliff being called ‘Waterside’ – I was to find out why !

Up and down the path I went, not really being able to get on to any of the beaches below, as all had steep,severe cliffs dropping down to them, which I decided not to risk climbing !

I had passed the waterfall, up and down the cliff path as I went, and was just above a section of beach, which had the clear remains of a wrecked boat on it, not surprising really when you look at the coastline and it’s rocks.

Although still breezy….  it was a pleasant enough walk along the clifftops, the path obviously having been funded by the European Union, with all the stickers on the marker posts declaring it !

As I was just wondering whether to keep going further along the coast, I noticed the black clouds gathering above, so I put my waterproof top on,just in time as the rain swept in from the west, not just ‘stair rods’ but it seemed like the ‘stairs’ as well , although at times the rain eased, and I then had views of a full rainbow, across the sea below, often framing a merchant ship ploughing it’s way along the coast ,although I couldn’t photograph that ..I continued battling the rain, eventually arriving back at ‘Wally’ just as the rain started to ease, so I continued up the hill to the lighthouse to dry off in the sunshine. By the time I’d got up to the top of the hill, the sun was really warm, and pleasant, couldn’t believe I’d been drenched 15 minutes before .

I gazed out to sea, whilst the sun dried my back, it was a real big change, and looked to be in for a good while at least.

I had by now dried off in the main, so returned to Wally, dumped my waterproofs, and went down to Petticowick beach for a bit of meandering.  There was a great pinnacle of rock there, from a shattered sea stack, which struck me as being very much as a persons face, what do you think ?

then it was dashing around the cliffs, before the tide captured me, eventually going back up to Wally, and an evening relaxing. It stayed dry, and sunny…although no great sunset – so you’ll be spared that, for tonight !

So, tomorrow off again, where to ? Unsure yet, I’ll see how the weather is, and where’s good-although the English border is not far away, and the weather down there has been far better than Scotland !

Until the next update….Sweet Dreams