Gannet Beach Adventures does a tractor-drawn 4-hour excursion along the bottom of the cliffs and out to a point from which we could walk up the to the gannet colony. Timing is totally dependent on the tide, so we were lucky to do it today as tomorrow would have made it rather late to bed before the next riding day.
Out onto this beach being pulled by the tractor, destination a bit before the point on the left of the photo.
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| This photo shows a fault line from shifting of the earth's plates |
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| We were walking up to the plateau at the top right of the photo |
There were three gannet colonies, one at the top where we could almost touch the birds and they didn't seem too bothered by people. Two other colonies could be seen below and there were several other places along the cliffs where smaller numbers were crowded together.
We loved the flying antics of the birds, especially when they were landing and trying to find where their mate or nest was. The photos speak for themselves.
Tomorrow is rest day, laundry, blog, and some time in town.
Hi Ursula and Rae: Have been reading your blog and thoroughly enjoying hearing about the escapades. Sounds like a lot of hill to me!! You are both courageous and strong to tackle this. I love all the pictures, quite beautiful scenery, and I particularly like your pictures of the gannett colony. You got some really great photos of the birds. Happy riding!!
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