Porth Nanven

With a warm, sunny weekend forecast we headed down the road to far West Cornwall.
Now the madness of the tourist season is over, the 100 mile trip only takes a couple of hours and by 9.30 we were walking along part of the coast path at Godrevey(1st extra) as far as Mutton Cove to see the Grey Seals hauled out on the rocks. It's wonderful to get close enough to hear their calls.
I didn't carry my long lens so no worthwhile image of them this time.
The tide was very low but there were plenty of surfers enjoying the Atlantic breakers. The beach is enormous, stretching for a couple of miles  and under the blue skies the water looked inviting. 
Dogs are only permitted on parts of the beach and Jorgie enjoyed a paddle but couldn't be persuaded to swim. Can't say I blame her! 
After several hours of walking, fuelled by a hearty breakfast in the National Trust Godrevey Cafe, we headed back to the car and on to Botallack to take some shots of The Crowns, a pair of derelict engine houses set right on the cliffs(Extra2). The Tin Coast as it is now known, has been awarded World Heritage status and has recently been featured in Poldark.
By now we were only a stone's throw from Land's End but I much prefer the magical Cot Valley, leading down to Porth Nanven for summer sunsets.
Parking is very limited and we arrived about half an hour before sunset to nab the last slot. 
There were several photographers already perched precariously on the boulders. I scrambled down trying not to break an ankle or worse, and found a spot to capture the side view of the beach (Main Blip. - go large!) as well as the view straight out to The Brisons, where the sun eventually disappeared.(Extra 3)(Focus stacked and bracketed due to high dynamic range)
Heading home we were treated to a huge, bright moon.

I love this little rocky cove and know it quite well after visiting several times to take images for my ARPS, which I gained in 2009
Porth Nanven is also known as The Dinosaur Egg Beach. A fascinating, geological wonder. Worth looking up if you're interested to find out more.
Many images on Google as it is a photographer's paradise