11. ANCIENT ADVENTURES: Go on a fossil hunt

In the spring of this year I went up to Whitby to phpotograph the coast and try out a camp site for an article I was writing for Coast Magazine. I ended up with some time to spare so decided to take a walk on the reef at Sandsend with Bob the dog. I have surfed over the reef many times but never taken a close look at it with the eyes of a fossil hunter. On this occasion, however, I was in no hurry to get to the waves so I took my time and padded over the near perfect reef to see what treasures lie embedded within it. As you can see, I struck gold with this ammonite.

10. A SWIMMING ADVENTURE: Tidal Pools

I love swimming. And I particularly enjoy swimming outdoors, whether that's in a pool, a river, the sea, or the subject of this adventure, a tidal sea pool. In case you didn't know, tidal pools are open air seawater pools that are refilled by the tide every day. Each tide brings fresh seawater to the pool in much the same way as a rock pool. In fact, many of those that remain are little more than glorified or enhanced rock pools and the feeling of swimming in them is similar. They are cool (unless the sun has been beating down on it all day), sometimes murky but always an adventure.