We had a day out earlier in the week, to the East
Coast and we enjoyed a bike ride to spurn point.
While Halifax baked in 30 degrees we were cycling
along the Spurn Point access track in 19 degrees and a 15 mph SW strong breeze brrrrrh!
The access road to Spurn Point light house was partially
destroyed a couple of years back and
after a mile or so of riding the bikes we had a good 30 minutes of pushing the
bikes through the sand before the concrete track resumes.
I have taken a few, not very good, bird photos.
We wanted to get to the lighthouse and back before
the tide came in and cut us off. There
is a shelter on the path for anyone who does get cut off by the tide. If you
did get cut off you just have to sit and wait for a couple of hours, at this
time of year, for the tide to go out and you can get back across.
There were a few Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Land
Rovers and all terrain vehicles making the journey but no other vehicles are
allowed.
Unfortunately most of the pictures of birds, are on
the very limit of the cameras zoom capabilities (and also beyond my recognition capabilities as well).
The pretty Victorian Lighthouse at Spurn Point was
not looking its best , having to endure a re-pointing face lift while we were
there.
Are the lifeboat houses still in use at the end past the lighthouse, They housed the only full time RNLI crew in Britain who I used to visit regular years ago. The City of Bradford lifeboat was anchored by the jetty.
ReplyDeleteAccording to t'internet they still have a full time crew there and there were at least 3 men there during our visit.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't say if the houses are in use though.
I bet it's pretty bleak on spurn in the deep mid-winter!!
John