A dull day weather wise, but dry. I went down to Worms Head again with my old friend Mike, so that
he could video the seals. The tide was a lot lower this time, in fact one of the lowest of the
month. The seals weren't in such an accessible position so we had to walk further along the very
steep grassy slope to find some suitable viewpoints, which turned out to be very precarious with
cliffs below. At least the grass wasn't wet.
I counted at least 22 seals out there, but there were mostly inactive, unlike last time. At one
point a group of about 8 of them got spooked and all suddenly made a dash for the water, after which
their bobbing heads just stared back up at us. Clearly not used to seeing humans on this part of
Worms Head. As we continued to walk along the steep grassy edge many of them followed us, swimming
along in the water below, seemingly very curious.
Unfortunately the light was too naff for decent photos so there was no point continuing out to the
end of the Worm. Also there was risk of rain so we headed back. At least we got some decent shots of
the seals.
Quite a few people out there, including a number of foreigners. I thought the tourist season was
over, but evidently not. They were still charging at the car park too (but Mike talked us in for
free, flashing his video camera).
Distance: 5.5km - Ascent: 90m - Effort Rating: 6.4 - Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes
Paul
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