Very hot carbon dioxide is escaping up through the sand at certain spots on this beach. This heats up the water in the sand to around 60 degrees or so. The idea is that at low tide this spot is just above the waterline, so armed with a shovel you dig a hole about as big as a spa bath and the water that fills up the hole is heated up to about 60 degrees. You then climb in and enjoy a naturally hot spa bath....
The problem was that the tide did not get low enough to allow this to work. We tried to make a sand wall to hold back the tide and allow a pool behind it - but to no avail. The water was a bit warm but too much cold water kept spilling into the pool to allow it to heat up very much.
Maybe we'll get to have another go. We are considering Thurday night at 11pm as the tide is a much lower tide only problem is that iy will be DARK!!
Shell: a ghastly photo of me but my toes were burning!
In the photo below you can see the sand bubbling up - Wouldn't want to put my toes in there!!
Cathedral Cove
This spot is a few kilometres north of the Hot Beach and is such a beautiful place. The water is so clear and the sights so spectacular and so many houses for sale overlooking .... .. . . . .
It is a 40min walk to the actual cove (pictured first) and is only accessible when the tide is below half (or you can't walk through the arch shown in the 2nd and 3rd photo). Nothing much more to say - the photos say it all.
Today was just spectacular - only sorry that Martyn & Jan couldn't share it with us. The views were breathtaking but hard to capture in photos but Lyall has done a great job I think. The walk was a bit hard on the knees but well worth it that is for sure!
.... Glowworms tomorrow.....
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Totally selfish I think dragging us around muddy water saving the best till last. Weather seems to have brightened at least. The photo's do look nice I might add.Enjoy the glow worms. I can't imagine how you could not go see them.
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