Today, over a year since we first locked down for the pandemic, I am treating myself to looking back through some of our October half term photographs. It was precious time away snatched in a tiered-lockdown easing time before things got complicated again. We stayed in a lovely house in Newlyn with a view of the harbour and lighthouse. The holiday was completely seal-focussed, energising and exciting. There were big waves to watch, long walks and only ourselves to spend time with.

 

We decided to return to Gweek Seal Sanctuary as Arthur had only been a baby and it had been an incredibly rainy day back then. This time there was a lot more to see and even a glimpse of sunshine! Arthur loved communicating with the seals in tanks, especially a small helpless pup in the rehabilitation hospital unit. It was such a good day out for all of us we decided to return again on the same ticket on the Saturday before we returned home.

Thanks to  a tip from friends (we couldn't meet up with them even though in same area due to social distancing) we discovered where to watch seals in the wild at Godrevy. There were big waves and wind and we had to be careful walking.

Here is my favourite close-up shot of a seal at Gweek Seal Sanctuary

The Wildest Walk we went on was near a tin mine where we watched huge waves foaming with chemicals leaching out from the mine works.