Sea Kayaking Cornwall 2013 - Mullion to the Lizard.

Well here it is, the last paddle, of the best trip we've EVER done. The idea was, to do this trip last, as it would shorten the long journey home. As it happens, that bit is negligible, saving 7 miles off a 357 mile journey, ha ha. So, off we go Mullion, is on the western side off the Lizard peninsula, and usually gets a bit of Atlantic swell coming through, nothing of the scale of the North coast, but can get lively. I attempted this trip twice in '09, on the 3rd attempt, it was grey and miserable, so I headed off to Portreath, and discovered the awesome North Cornish coast for the first time in a kayak. So, I had a score to settle here, and strangely the wind got up at Predannack Head, the exact point where I turned back the 2 previous times. The wind did get up a little during the afternoon, nothing to worry about, but a bit of a slog into it, until Kynance cove. The coast in between is really lovely, not as dramatic as the North coast, but really interesting, the bit between Predannack Head, and Vellan Head is excellent, with Pigeon Ogo perhaps the highlight. Kynance Cove needs no introduction from me, it is superb, and is MUCH better to visit by Kayak, in '09 they wanted £6 to drive down the access road in a van!!!! Kynance is best at mid to low water, the strand where we landed, being flooded otherwise. Matt had his usual afternoon blackout, so I pressed on to Lizard Point alone, I wasn't going to miss THAT in these conditions. I met back up with Matt at Kynance, and found excellent examples of Serpentine Rocks, amazing stuff. The trip back was just a dream, and a fitting end to our best ever trip, so much so, that I decided to quit whilst ahead, Matt had to return, but I could have easily done another day, at least. So there we have it, 11 truly amazing days, everyone an epic, in it's own way, I very much doubt we'll ever manage a trip like this again, the bar has been set impossibly high, it's not just the weather, it is the swell conditions on the North coast also, to get the combination of flat calm, and fabulous weather over a sustained spell was really something special.