Wednesday 7 November 2012

Northumberland + Van

 Blogging seems low down on the priorities for some reason, so now it's several weeks since we went to Northumberland - the inaugural trip with the 'van'. It seems very big and very wide when driving along small roads but eventually a little smidgin of relaxation creeps in.


The Northumberland coast is exceptionally good and often windswept. The first morning I went down to the beach before breakfast -lured by the sound of breaking waves - to see what was what. The remains of Dunstanburgh Castle were silhouetted by the morning sun.


The easterly wind had created a good swell and there were half a dozen surfers enjoying the breakers but too far out for good photos with my wee lens. This guy conveniently posed on his way home for breakfast.


The beach did provide a few other subjects, seaweed, birds and boulders. The birds were a bit blurry in the low light but I thought the blurriness was a bit arty, so what the hell.


Blurry-arty-birdy 

And a few lumps of rock.

Vans are brill.