Rough Seas Off Land’s End, Cornwall

Land’s End in Cornwall is where the southwest tip of England reaches out into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

When I was there in mid-December, the ocean’s waves were pounding incessantly at the bare rocks of the headland.

A mile and a quarter offshore, the Longships Islets were bearing the brunt of the sea’s power.

Swell after swell engulfed Carn Bras, the largest of the granite islets, threatening to overwhelm Longships Lighthouse built on it.

By the time we left, yet another weather front was moving in, shrouding the Longships Islets and Lighthouse in rain and cloud.

The irony is, I suspect locals probably didn’t consider the seas particularly rough that day.

This post was inspired by Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge, which this week is Things That Are Rough, Jennifer’s One Word Photo Challenge, which is Bear (I’m again playing with the spelling and going for ‘bare’), and Jo’s Monday Walk.

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