Mike Nield's Pictures of Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire.

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Robin Hood's Bay

A picture of Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. Not your traditional mermaid – half fish, half woman. No, this one had legs, and she was made entirely out of muscle shells. The man, it seems, had constructed her but he was very reluctant to own up to it or say why he had sculptured her. He just kept on splashing her with water every few minutes then standing back to allow us to photograph her. Having done that, we headed back to the shore before the incoming tide became too deep for our own safety. She remains as much a mystery today as she was at the time. What happened to her after the tide came in and completely covered her? Who knows! Perhaps she really was a mermaid after all, and once submerged, her tail would reappear for her to swim back to the depths of the ocean from whence she came. The man? Perhaps they were lovers, and they would both return to the same spot on another day for them to continue their courtship! Well it’s a nice thought, and you can believe it if you want to!

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Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

A picture of Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. Looking out across the bay, we could see what appeared to be a lone “mermaid” sitting on a rock amidst the incoming tide. A man with a dinghy is standing nearby, gently splashing her with water as if trying to keep her cool and moist in the searing heat of that August afternoon. Well, we’d probably sunk a few pints of the Bay Hotel’s finest ales, but not so many as to impair our thoughts on whether mermaids really do exist. However, we were curious and went to investigate, so in our shorts we waded out towards the rock on which she was sitting (see next pictures).

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Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire