I thought that I'd have a walk around the Marine Drive today and after parking my car by the Headlands Hotel I walked over Happy Valley to the road. The machinery for the sea defence looked high and dry but the sea was calm today.
I passed the Rock Studios where several climbers seemed ready to commence climbing and thought rather them than me!
Around the first headland I went to Pigeons Cave where I used to dive off the ledge many years ago and climb back up the metal ladders that went from the beach to the ledge. The first picture of the cave shows the cave on the left of the ledge the second one is looking down it. Pigeons Cave is a horizontal shaft on the left and there is an opening on the right that once had a ladder down to the beach.
There were quite a few people walking and cycling along the drive and it was nice to see the old Tourist Bus go past full of people.
It didn't take long to pass the lighthouse and I stopped at the cafe for a nice Latte and Bakewell Tart. Before long it was time to go and I hadn't gone far before my cap flew off and I was running down the road after it. It just confirmed the reasons why I normally walk from the West Shore. The wind is usually on your back and you're never looking into the Sun. The wind was howling by now so it was up the concrete road and along the wall of the farm until I came to the Church. Then down the tram track TO REACH MY CAR.