A beautiful day for swimming on this tiny ismus of land just around from Laneros. The town land is labelled Penn Lann, but the swimming cove is right down at the very end of this mini peninsula. The cove is used as an anchorage point for small pleasure boats. When the tide is out the sand and rocks are exposed across the cove, but when the water returns, it is clear and suitable for relaxing swims.

There is a definite current that pulls towards the eastern side of the cove, but it is easy to swim against this in shallow water, but has a significant impact further from shore. The water is clean and the sand and rocks can be seen on the bottom. The eastern end has no seaweed, whereas the western side of the cove has wrack of various kinds.

The discipline of keeping my mind above the water surface can be challenging. The depths are deep opaque green the further out I go, and keeping the concentration on the surface sunlight is important.

It was lovely to just relax in the fresh, clear water and swimming is safe and you can decide just how deep you want to go. With the sunlight sparkling on the rippled surface, it seemed like nothing could ever go wrong. The boats gave an added sense of good feeling.

The warm sea water was easy to get into and a good antidote for tired muscles after a cycle ride. Flip flops are necessary for walking over the stones- just watch for the incoming tide…
Returning to shore I met a golden Labrador who was very friendly and happy to be in the sea. This is a good place for swimming and it seems not many people go there.