Remember how I said on St Agnes Island, there’s a second island attached to it via a beach (which is actually officially called a ‘Tombolo’). Well, that island is called Gugh and so after lunch at the Turk’s head, we made our way straight for Gugh…
but instead got distracted by the beach and decided to chill out here for a bit.
I believe, even from these pictures alone, that it’s fairly easy to see why I justified the decision to spend a little while down at the beach before carrying on…
I couldn’t put off walking around for much longer so we set off after a while towards Gugh.
That random thing below, by the way, is a clock! 🙂
The walk around Gugh proved to be something of an uphill climb…
… but the views from the top were totally worth it!
There are a few paths that take you around the island. A little word of advice here though, wear proper shoes. In my shorts and flip-flops I was fine for most of it but as the day went on, I occasionally slipped out of my flip-flops and stood on the low bramble bushes which is something you won’t forget for a while if you happen to do the same.
I found Old Man Gugh which is a 9 foot tall (i.e. 2.7 metres tall) Menhir. For more about what a Menhir is check out the wikipedia article here, this menhir in particular dates back to the Bronze ages (over 3,500 years ago).
It kinda looks like a giant’s hand reaching out of the ground, right?
We spent the rest of the afternoon on Gugh looking for random birds (I was really hoping to see a puffin here – I swear those things are so elusive, everyone but me seems to be able to see them)… I also hoped I would get to see some seals (not even sure if there were supposed to be any on this island but I just didn’t care – I wanted to see some. I didn’t see any.
Almost by magic, we happened upon Covean Cottage Cafe where we had the most amazing homemade scones, jam and clotted cream. Served with lemonade and apple juice – all locally produced. Well, it was either magic or the rumbling of my tummy led me in a food haze to find the nearest source of deliciousness…
Whatever it was, all I know is that I didn’t choose this tea and scones life… the tea and scones life chose me!
With less than an hour left to spare before the boat arrived to take us back to Tresco, I decided to cram in as much of St Agnes as I could in the remaining time…
It truly is such a beautiful little island to explore!
The boat ride back was great, as the sun was shining and everyone seemed to have had a great time on St Agnes…
We did all get excited by this surfer making the most of the afternoon’s light breeze!
Such a show off… (*Disclaimer* My comments may be tinged by a slight bit of jealousy here… 😉 )
And there you have it – an afternoon on Gugh and St Agnes Island (see this post here if you missed the start to the day). What do you think of both Gugh and St Agnes islands?
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