Tag: boat
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Soar The Shore
I brush my way through whisps of white cirrus cloud. My wigs glide effortlessly through the air. The wind brings the turbulent flicks of ruffled feathers. I look down on all I survey. The specs of people milling through the crowded streets. The rippling waters of the River Camel, lapping at the weathered stone harbour…
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Harbour A Dream
The bells of Padstow Church (St. Petroc’s) ring out throughout the town, signalling the upcoming start to their Sunday morning service. From my perch along South Quey road, I marvel at the sights and sounds filling these idyllic streets. A small crowd of tourists gather around the harbour slipway, children dipping their crabbing nets into…
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One Of The Buoys
Cumulus clouds speckle the sky above, the deep blue of an afternoon’s sky in the full grasp of summer. Below a sky made from aqua and cotton wool sits Saundersfoot Harbour, Pembrokeshire. Trailer sailors and outboard motor-bound day boats bob idly in the low tide, moored and anchored offshore. The gentle enclosed waters offered by…
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Ships That Pass In The Night
The waves tumble over themselves and spill onto the sand of Newton Beach, the ever-approaching flood tide claiming the land for the evening. I hop across the rockpool barefoot, my yellow Converse waiting patiently for me to return, kicked off in a rush further up the beach. I forge ahead, eyes darting between the terrain…