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Hitting the surf

We moved a little inland to try to get out of the coastal exposure and picked our way carefully through the lanes near Crackington. This one is amazingly flat. Others have gradients to 33%. It's a Land Rover so no worries. This site is nice and simple; they even allow small campfires. There's two toilets and a washroom with a shower. Hot water is supplied from a gas boiler hung on the side. This is about the only time that one end of the field could be seen from the other. The north Cornish coast was getting its share of 100% humidity literally falling out of the sky.  The owners had two young children, live in a touring caravan tucked away out of sight, use the toliet block as the family bathroom and home-school the kids. Then in the winter they wander to Morocco and other places. The were very interested to hear about our travels on the European mainland. The sky cleared for a few hours and we walked down to Crackington Haven and watched them lift the surf li...