First basking shark of the season?

The lack of swell continues but today, at Porthcurno, there was an interesting sight in the water. No, I don't mean any of the (seemingly exclusively male) nudists who flock to the golden sand of Pednvounder just around the corner from the main beach. Nor do I mean the seals that pop up just about every day, and nor even the hardy souls out swimming in nothing more than a pair of trunks. No, something much more intriguing was scything around a little out to sea. It was, ladies and gentlemen, a basking shark. Very few of the tourists flocking to the Minack Theatre, high on the cliffs overlooking Porthcurno, seemed to notice it, but it was there alright. What's fascinating about this is that basking sharks usually appear here in late spring and June. I couldn't get a photo, because the shark was too far out to capture with my digital camera, so you'll have to take my word for it, but I think this is the first basker of the season. Anyone for global warming?

Photo of one the unthreatening little fellows by Cornwall-based photographer Will Postlethwaite. See Seven Seas Images for more info.

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[penfold]

...maybe they were attracted by the frolicking nudists - mistaking flailing untethered nethers for planktum...

[Paula The Surf Mom]

We're seeing pods of whale coming through here