400 + views

A mix of my English siblings and their children, my Spanish in-laws - I mean my sister's very Spanish family - and my girlfriend who at the last moment turned her head away from the camera, as usual!

The Cornish coast near Newdown's Head, St Agnes. Fog soon to roll in off the Atlantic. Fortunately I was only 20 minutes walk from my car.

More granite! La Sierra de La Cabrera on a hot autumn day. Directly ahead is El Cancho Largo, the highest point in the sierra and my 'Guardian of the Mountains' as seen in profile in some earlier shots. Taken from the GR10 which runs past here: the long-distance footpath from Valencia to Lisbon.

Superb granite contortions! La Sierra de La Cabrera, EL Cancho Largo in the background, the highest point in the sierra at 1,563 m. So not a giant but because it is isolated from the main ridge and rises directly above the plateau to the north of Madrid, it seems much taller! Anyway, at 5,128 feet it knocks spots off Ben Nevis! l

Under the summit of El Cancho Largo, the highest point in La Sierra de La Cabrera, there are some strangely coloured rocks.

Granite rock window in La Sierra de La Cabrera. I remember it wasn't easy holding on to the rock with one hand and taking this shot with the other! I resorted to jumping! As this was above head height, I wasn't sure what I'd got till I had a peek on the bus back! Only two were successful! This is the other one: www.ipernity.com/doc/2247598/46553974

View to La Sierra de Guadarrama, past the 4 towers (only 2 visible from here), taken from the top of Torre Kio. (I gave English classes to very - and I do mean very - senior bods at Bankia. One of the advantages of teaching Business English to top executives, is that they all have offices at the top of prestigious towers. Occasionally I ask permission to take a shot from their (very plush) offices!

Possibly from July 1980, but I think more likely September 1978 as that is when all my other rescued slides are from. My 1980 Skye photos were mainly in print format and have gone awol! I did have a few slides from 1980 and I don't think I recall this boat being there in 1978. It is a (minor) puzzle to me. Memory is a fickle thing! I do recall, however that the scree-run (top left hand corner of this shot) was very good fun!

Granite cliffs and not many access points to the shore-line from the clifftop. In fact only one and I'm on it (and even this isn't obvious unless you are 'in the know!').

Spot the difference!

View to Sennen and Land's End. Granite coast - old tin mining country. West Penwith, Cornwall. For Pam.

North Cliffs, Cornish coast

Situated between Porthcurno and Land's End, a tiny fishing hamlet and beach.

A peaceful refuge in the old town, easy to miss if you walk past as access is only through a small door and the garden is walled and of sight from the surrounding streets.

Lonely yacht and deep blue sea. For Pam. I have no editing tool at the moment and this is therefore as seen. Yes, the sea really was this blue! And I think I got a straight horizon as well, Keith!

Low tide at Godrevy Point

St Agnes' Head, granite and rock samphire. Bawden Rocks or Man-and-his-Man, the two rocky islets out at sea.

Taken from Carn Gloose.