I walked into the shining, silver ribbon, on this sparkling summer afternoon, into the never-resting Atlantic waves. You don’t want to turn your back on them- except when a breaker is approaching and it must be faced head-on.

It was easy to stay in the water but swam parallel to the waves, so that I could see what was coming, and when. Most waves break fairly close to shore, but sometimes further out, and although a beautiful day, were still powerful, so kept swimming within my depth. A couple went over my head but usually able to lift up with the breaker and keep my head above water. Reluctant to leave the sea, which petered out into long shallows, for kicking water sprays out to the edge.

The beach is also wonderful, with silky sands, various brown, gold and cream pebbles and some shells.

The tide goes our quite far, so a bit of a walk to the water, across the soft sands and glistening watery glaze, but really worth it.