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Wave Watcher - Hopeman Harbour from East Beach |
The north and east coasts of Scotland were battered by what is being described as "the perfect storm" overnight last Friday/Saturday - spring tides, high tide and gale force winds from the north east.
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Daring Wave Watcher - Hopeman Harbour from East Beach |
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Wave Watcher - just before he makes a hasty retreat - Hopeman Harbour from East Beach |
To be quite honest, we slept right through it.
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Hopeman Harbour from East Beach |
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Rafe - Sheepie Loch, East Beach, Hopeman |
There was a lot of sea damage done to the coastal communities - Hopeman seems to have come off quite lightly in comparison to some.
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East Beach, Hopeman |
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Hopeman Harbour from East Beach |
Here are some photo's taken the morning after - when the wild sea had not quite died down and the wind was still blowing in from the icy north.
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East Beach, Hopeman |
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East of Daisy Rock, Hopeman |
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Rafe looks at the waves, east of Daisy Rock, Hopeman
Our usual path through the dunes is completely washed away at this point |
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Froth - East of Daisy Rock, Hopeman |
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Views to Clashach Cove |
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Looking east from the coast path east of Hopeman |
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Rafe on the rocks thrown onto the coast path
at least 10 metres from the cliff edge |
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Looking west from above the Arch, Clashach Bay |
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The Arch, Clashach Bay |