While the rest of the country is deluged

With a big ground sea running in from the Atlantic....
which meant that, unusually for Mounts Bay, over a dozen surfers took advantage of the big, but at times messy surf - with this guy enjoying the dramatic backdrop so much he's surfing backwards to get a better view!....
as did a number of Penzance canoeists....
the base for these guys, Penzance Canoe and Sub Aqua Club is here behind the CKS....
there may have been plenty of people down the back of the stone quay looking for the end of this one....
regular visitor, Admiral Gordon fresh from her annual paint-up....