LYD1A KERR

On a chilly December morning, we headed east from York and spent the day at Bempton Cliffs RSPB site & Flamborough Head.

We visited Bempton Cliffs once before, but this was during May. Last time, we saw thousands of birds which all make their nests in the cliffs. Puffins even made an appearance!

Unfortunately this was not the case this time, although we did see some seabirds including the Northern Gannet.

If you have some time to visit in the summer I would highly recommend Bempton Cliffs as a brilliant spot for bird watching. Don’t forget your big camera lenses & binoculars! (I say with my little 28-60mm lens)

Defeated from seeing few birds, we headed down the road to Flamborough Head. Although we drove, there is a cliff walk you can do from Bempton Cliffs. It’s around 2 or 3 miles, but the high winds and chilly weather meant we didn’t even give this option a second thought.

For lunch, we stumbled upon the Headlands Family Restaurant. James opted for some fish & chips, while I got the steak pie & chips. The food came quickly (quicker than my insulin pre-bolus would have liked), it was very tasty & the restaurant had a homely atmosphere.

With full bellies we headed off for a coastal walk in search of the Drinking Dinosaur. To our delight, we ended up seeing hundred of seals first!!

Upon showing James this blog post, he has kindly gifted me two of his seal pics! Shout out to @jmogoeswild, you’re a real one x

After oohing and ahhing at the seals for a very long time, we headed over to Selwicks Bay.

We made our way down to the bay down lots of very steep steps. However, half way down we discovered a mudslide covering the footpath. While James was able to scale the handrail/fence, I was not. And so, I turned around and watched him from above in search of a different way down.

Thankfully I found a different way down & was very glad I did, as this bay was one of the most beautiful bays I’ve ever seen! The landscape was so unique & the rocky shore had such an interesting colour gradient. I was in my photographer element here!

The sun was starting to set, but the bay we were in was quite enclosed & didn’t have a clear view of the west, and so we sadly had to leave Selwicks Bay & head to a beach nearby.

We finished the day with the most beautiful sunset at South Landing Beach. We were basically the only people there (ignoring the 6 people that were there) and watched the sky as it changed colours from blues to oranges to pinks & reds.

And with the sun set, it was our sign to head home. We were treated to the most beautiful skies to drive under, but I didn’t even attempt to take any photos or videos and instead enjoyed the ride!

Thank you so much for reading/looking at my pictures. Hope you enjoyed!

Lydia x

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