We went to the Isles of Scilly

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and found this ready made title on the beach! We had the perfect day for it and a flat calm sea for the ferry trip across. We were lucky enough to see several basking sharks coming quite close to the ship. I went armed with seasick pills as the boat has a reputation but didn't need them.
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You might know my DH would find a quirky shot!

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We had our coats on because it had been chilly, not to say freezing, on the boat! We soon warmed up in the glorious warm sunshine.

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Isn't this a beautiful and inspiring view across the bay? The sand really is that white (apart from the excess of seaweed washed up by the tide). I have been working with this photograph in Photoshop and hope it will inspire me into making a wall hanging to incorporate some of my beach finds.

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These beautiful Agapanthus are everywhere on Scilly and are grown commercially in fields. The climate is so mild that many sub-tropical species thrive. As you can see we had arrived too late to enjoy the blue of the flowers but the seed heads are very sculptural. We took a walk around the bay on St Mary's Island to a restaurant called Juliet's Garden and enjoyed a leisurely lunch looking out over the bay and the beautiful blue waters. I had a really spooky feeling of deja vu sitting in this terraced garden - very strange.

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We had to walk back to the quay in the distance! Phew! (Not quite as far as it looks). All in all we had four and a half hours on St Mary's and it was delightful, so peaceful!