For the first section of the trip down the peninsula, the macadam is sandwiched between the sea and low cliffs. Periodically a steep driveway or no-exit road clambers up from the harbour to unseen houses above. Artists are par­ticularly well represented among the peninsula’s inhabit­ants, and just before my visit some 60 or 70 of them, belonging to ABBA (Association of Broad Bay Artists) had exhibited in local halls. Mark Strang, one of the organisers, told me that about half made sales, as often as not to locals. “While it’s nice to have money flowing in from outside the district, it’s also good to know that you are appreciated by the people you live among,” he said.