Hello and welcome back to my blog 😊.

On todays walk myself and Angela set off from the East coast seaside resort of Skegness with the aim of walking along the beach to Gibraltar Point (A National Nature Reserve).

It was a blue-sky afternoon as we set off walking along the promenade. Because it’s early March there were very few people about, which was just perfect.

We passed the remains of Skegness Pier. The pier opened in 1881 stretching 562 m, however, a severe storm in 1978 caused significant damage reducing the length of the pier to 116 m.

The wind farms are not far off-shore and clearly visible. They are a blot on the landscape and you do wonder why this particular spot was chosen.

We were enjoying the solitude on the beach and the tide was way out. You could smell the seaweed although it wasn’t green but a brown colour.

As we progressed towards Gibraltar Point we started to find more creeks of water running out to sea. Initially, they were quite shallow but soon they were quite wider and deeper.

I was aware that the King Charles II coastal path was up in the sand dunes and, if we were on that, we would avoid crossing the creeks. However, as we turned inland, to see if we could reach the sand dunes, we were thwarted because there was a wide creek running between us and the sand dunes. In addition, the ground underfoot was getting muddy and potentially dangerous.

At this stage we decided to turn around and head back to Skegness.

On our return leg we passed a warning sign pointing out that high tides and strong winds have eroded the coastline and creeks are altering their courses.

Angela checked the tide times to make sure we would not get trapped by the tide. High tide was a few hours away so all was good. As we neared Skegness the beach was still very quiet.

Reaching Skegness we went in search of the Jolly Fisherman statue – the Jolly Fisherman skipping across the sandy beach is an iconic figure, first painted in 1908 by John Hassall for the Great Northern Railway for use in an advertising poster promoting Skegness as a destination.

The second thing we wanted to see was the Clock Tower erected in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

We had enjoyed an 8.8-mile walk, mostly on the beach so we were quite tired at the finish.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶