202. Just the sea

Just the beach, some gulls and the sea!

201. Crab/ lobster claws

Here's a common sight along the pier. 

I can't imagine how hard it is to put the elastic bands around the claws of an irate lobster!

200. Back Road

Not a busy road - it leads to the school car park and a couple of people's driveways.
This is another perfectly named thoroughfare - if you take the sea as the front of the village, this is at the back!

199. Former road

This is the path beyond The Narrows (the big white house just outside the village).  It used to be a coastal road to St Cyrus, but the sea had other ideas and washed a lot of it away.  I'm not sure how long ago it was passable by car, but it was certainly within living memory. 

I assume that the gap in the rocks on this photo was blasted away to make way for the road.

198. Seating area

I can honestly say I've never seen anyone sitting on this seating area at the Hardgate, however I am very reliably informed that it is frequetly used by walkers and people reading their newspapers.

The sea is immediately off to the right of this photo, so it could be a lovely spot to sit and watch the waves, but the benches are maybe a bit far from the shore.

The large cream building is the Seaforth Guesthouse, one of two properties offering bed & breakfast in the village.

197. Wild waves

I did eventually decide to brave the weather yesterday for a quick nip down to the harbour to take a few piccies.  The foam was lying on the road like a thick carpet and bits were blowing around everywhere. 

Luckily I'm able to watch this from the cosy comfort of Starfish Studio!

196. More foam

At first glance you may think that this is a sandy beach, but no, it's Johnshaven harbour covered in foam.  This was taken at the same time as yesterday's photo.  It's even wilder and more foamy today but I've not been out with my camera.