Spurn Point revisited

                          At long last it was time to go to see first hand what the tidal surge of                                              December 2013 did to the great natural coastal feature of Spurn Point. I had                     feared the worst after seeing the news reports

   that the North Sea had breached a section of the peninsula 

into the estuary of the Humber.

    This picture shows Spurn Point in its better days with a
        resident population of Lifeboat Crew families
        and a steady flow of visitors, amongst them walkers and bird watchers.

    This photograph taken just today shows the wide breakthrough area.
Those crossing are warned to allow plenty of time to avoid being cut off by the high tide.
For those caught out there is a dinky little hut in which to await the two or more hours
before the area is passable on foot or four wheel drive vehicle.

                                               Spurn Point is such a beautiful place,
                                  Bleak and fragile and still surviving the ravages of the sea.

                                               For those wanting a bracing stroll
                                it is approaching a six mile round trip from the Nature Reserve                                                 Car Park to the old lighthouse, a bit further if rounding the very edge
                                                              of the spit.

 
                                       For those seeking solitude and a space to think.......

                                                       There is no place like it.