The coastline is slathered over with seaweed from the mega storm and refuses to be washed away. The sun is shining, and the sea calmer, but the weed is thick and unpleasant to walk through and I can’t see where it ends and  fresh sea starts.

I climb down into the tiny cove and hover on the edge of the tide- uncertain what to do. It is such a beautiful place , but the stench of the rotting vegetation and the unknown coast layout, results in making the decision to skip the swim. The seaweed is very off-putting, even though the water beyond is jade-green as ever.

A non-swim today as I couldn’t walk through the seaweed…