PERRANUTHNOE is a small village on the South Coast of Cornwall, just East of Marazion, there is a Car Park and sloping access to a safe sandy beach and the beachside Cabin Cafe. It has The Victoria Inn a superb multi award winning pub, which serves super food both lunchtimes & evenings, - a Church dating back as far as 1160. The Lynfield Centre which houses The Cowhouse Gallery, The Peppercorn Cafe and a hairdressers.

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

What I hadn't noticed when I'd arrived at Porthleven because of the huge crowds all along the end of the harbour was that the baulks that protect the inner harbour in the winter had been smashed by the storm - and the boats were all knocking into each other - and I gather several had sunk
One of the smashed baulks floating in the harbour
They were starting to lift some of the boats to safety and I gather from the local news that once the tide had dropped they towed lots more out - before the next high tide and more importantly before the next storm at the weekend.
 One of the boats that had sunk
Posted by Perranlady at 20:50

2 comments:

  1. Julie6 February 2014 at 19:17

    It's amazing how the swans carry on regardless. I feel so sorry for everyone affected by these terrible storms and so many beautiful coastal villages and towns being battered. Your photos bring home the strength of these seas.

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    1. Perranlady6 February 2014 at 22:02

      It really was very powerful, I stood there in awe watching the waves crashing up onto the rocks and then when I walked back down to the harbour had to admire how all the boatmen and others from the town had managed to get themselves organised to try to rescue as many boats as possible. Gather they are all out of the harbour now and not too many will have been a total loss.
      Sadly there are two more storms in the forecast for the next week and so many of the sea defences are damaged.

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