Low Sand .....

With a nice bright afternoon ahead of me, I had a desire for a sail on the sea and a beach wander. Unfortunately the sailing part was not going to be some old wooden hulled ship, at full sail ready to take me wonderful seagoing adventures around the world, it was instead a brief crossing on the LaHave Ferry.

To do this, I drove into Bridgewater crossed the Iron Bridge, drove down the other side ~ Upper Lahave, Middle Lahave, East Lahave and just before Lower Lahave, I got on the ferry for the 6 minute crossing, it was great. I could easily be described as being like a kid locked in overnight in a wine gum factory when I am on the ferry ...

You can read about my lifelong desire to sail the seas, by clicking on the image below ...

My first stop on this side (of the river) was at Crescent Beach. With the tide high and still coming in, it was either get wet feet or turn back, so I did the latter, having walked only half the beach. I then went off to continue my wander at Rissers, which was really nice and deserted

Low Sand …

This winter we have had a couple of really windy storms with warnings of high tidal surges, I think it was only during the past couple of weeks that we had our last one. After they have passed, I have noticed very low sand levels on all the local beaches. Today at Rissers where there was usually deep sand, there was now rocks I have never seen before. The sand levels must easily be down about five to six feet, the whole landscape (or should it be sandscape or beachscape) has been completely altered.

A photo from almost the same spot taken on December 31st, 2018 ...

No more stepping onto the beach from here ...

Snowy wander down to the river …

This morning we woke up to what I think is only our second snow fall of the winter and it really did not amount to much.

Regardless of how much snow actually does fall, it always provides a nice backdrop for a pleasant wander with the camera. With that in mind, I took a short walk down to the river ….

Still and Silent ….

Today’s wander was through the treed trail at Miller Point Peace Park, which is located on the other side of the LaHave River from Pleasantville.

The park is great place in any season for a walk on its 5km of trails with perfect views of the LaHave River. I have read it has a long history of being an old local settlement, indicated by the remains of stone foundations throughout the site ~ the next time I go there I will look for those …

Below are views of the still and silent LaHave River taken from the park …

An absolutely stunning Boxing Day …

Bright sunshine, no wind and warm temperatures, a perfect combination for a late December beach wander, a lovely peaceful sit on My Rock and a stroll onto the islands. I am sure today’s mild conditions were better than some days during our past wetter than normal summer.

It made for an absolutely stunning Boxing Day ….

I am cold …

Since the start of the cooler season, I have been feeling incessantly chilled and cold. I am definitely feeling much colder at temperatures I was once very comfortable with. I have read this may be caused by slower blood circulation and thinner skin as we age ~ at 62 does this apply ...? If so, I now have a genuine fear as to what it will be like in 2074 when I get to the age of 113. Another possible reason for always being cold is weight loss, over the past few months my bathroom scales tell me that I have lost about 14lbs. 

Whatever it is, I hope it is temporary ………..

This morning I went out for a very cold wander on Crescent Beach. At one point, I thought the chilled wind from the west was going to cut me in half. Fortunately, I survived and afterwards took a little look around the islands.

Below are this morning’s bone chilling pics …

It may have been a fierce and …..

….chilly wind, but it did not deter me from having a fantastic two-beach morning wander.

With the tide low and starting to come in, I started off at Crescent Beach where the wind in the outward direction was hardly noticeable, but on the way back it was fierce and a little chilly.

Having survived that I decided to go and check out Rissers Beach, where to my delight, I was the only one there to thoroughly enjoy what turned out to be one big sun trap ~ fantastic ….

Here are some of the pics …