It was windy and certainly cleared the head of all the winter cobwebs. The countryside is very clean and open with few trees and wide expanses of ploughed fields. Every farm had a tractor, sometimes two, out ploughing and we guessed that what was going into the ground would be potatoes. When we were there last October we kept dodging huge wagon loads of potatoes going to market.
Just beyond the skyline in the photo the land drops away to the sea. There are some beaches, but not all are sandy and while we were lucky in October, this time we hit high tide at midday, which meant doing beach walks could turn out to be a risky business.
The other deterrent was our dog. She revelled in the wide open spaces and went everywhere at a gallop, but she developed the habit of chasing sea birds along the tide line. Eyes glued to them, she twice ran into the sea and disappeared under an incoming wave. We decided we wouldn't risk a third time because nothing distracted her. Better safe than sorry.
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