TORBET ON THE TUBE
As above , not so below
Finding himself in Cornwall , Andy Torbet takes the road less travelled and explores a bay dominated by a less than lovely harbour wall
Things are not always as they appear . I have often written in this column about why , when snorkelling and therefore on the surface and spending as much time exposed to the terrestrial landscape as the submerged one , the topside views can be just as important . I ’ ve snorkelled along lake banks , down rivers and along stretches of coastline when the visibility was far from ideal , but the trip was made worthwhile by the water-line perspective of the world above . In fact , I ’ ve undertaken river descents by snorkel , knowing full well the water will rate 100 % turbidity , because I want to drift past the landscape and see it from the river . However , the opposite can also be true .
We normally associate beautiful dive spots with beautiful entry spots . And in the main this is true . Clean , rocky beaches , descending from well-maintained coastal paths bordering wildlife reserves ; the sparkling shingles on beaches near quaint village harbours ; the scenic mountain gorges with translucent rivers bisecting them . You get the idea . However , we know
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