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Another Sunday, another slither down a terrifyingly steep track, littered with loose rocks this time. The motivation: a deserted beach with a rocky pinnacle which I desperately want to get close to. This geology fascination is taking over my life.
The sea is dense blue, the air warm, even in the gloomy shadow of the towering vertical cliffs. J rock-clambers to the next beach, but I'm feeling a bit wobbly-legged and don't tackle it. We haven't read a geological account of this beach, so we're free to look and speculate, rather than search for documented features.
By the time I crawl back up the track, I'm ready to just sit. I watch the waves roar in and explode in a mountain of spray on the rocks at the headland, and in spurts all the way up the coast as far as I can see. The sea is huge, but it doesn't daunt a pair of dolphins who surf their way the length of the beach.
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I came back to check for scale, but I’m no wiser!
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Is it the blue reflections from the sea and sky or are those last close ups really that sort of iridescent blue?
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The rocks were in deep shade, so I think they’re sporting their own colour. I’ve seen that colour often in rocks round home. One day, maybe, I’ll know the geological story. They were at the bottom of a sheer, towering cliff.
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First things first! Have you heard the good news about Debbie (Travel with Intent)? And did I give you a report on Paula- I can’t remember? If not I’ll email you. And lastly, did Jude find you a moss forest? 🙂
Now let me see- what was this post about? Oh yes! When I get back to Portuguese posts (soon) I have some beaches very like this. Obvious why I love it 🙂
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No on Paula and Debbie. Email please.
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Doing it now. 🙂
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Can’t wait for you to post the Portuguese cousins. And no. No moss from Jude yet.
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Great photos. Those rocks are very strange. It sounds like quite an adventure to see them. The sight of the dolphins would have been a highlight.
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A tiny bit of knowledge breeds a plethora of questions: the mystery doesn’t diminish.
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Unbelievable shots! Enjoying your geology posts. Inspiring–bet it takes your breath away to be near such raw nature.
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It’s the time span that gets me – and the fact that we’re seeing what began in deep ocean floor. I’m glad you’re enjoying my self-indulgence!
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Brilliant Meg, in the fourth photo down the rocks could be huge mountains!
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I first saw thesè rocks walking with Christine, but we stayed on the headland. I’m really glad that I can combine my Eurobodalla beaches project with this geology thing, and I can’t believe all the places I haven’t seen, although I’ve lived around here for nearly 40 years.
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A couple of weeks ago you commented about walking on a beach with Christine and I must have been on my way out of the door to work or on holiday and I thought I’ll come back to it when I had time to read, digest and comment properly. Now I can’t find it, I’ve been through your blog’s comments and mine, did you delete it?
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I haven’t deleted anything. I’ll see if I can track it. When I mentioned Christine this morning I had a feeling that I’d done it recently.
Off on 200km drive to pick my son up from the train now.
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Enjoy and take care 🙂
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In your comment string here https://morselsandscraps3.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/not-hosts-of-golden-daffodils/#comments
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Yes, you did, but I can’t remember which one. I had to backtrack miles to find Bingie Bingie to share on Facebook. You really are prolific. Where do you find the time? 🙂
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I steal the time!!! I lavish too much time on blogging, but I want to fix experiences, and blogging friendships. Can’t see any way to cut back.
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Nor me 🙂
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Much as we think we know our area we can never know every beautiful inch can we? I’ve live here all of my 60 years and I can still discover new things that are old!
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