At this point on the east bank, the sand is very wet and has poor resistance; There was a fording point hereabouts, I am still looking for the remnants. But to head for the river bank on this stretch is folly indeed. Before the Causeway, carriages and waggons went through St Erth to reach Lelant, but pedestrians walked across the sands. They took their lives in their hands, as without proper guide or marking, many stepped into 'sinking sands'; there are accounts of waggons and horses getting stuck, and one wayward gentleman took it into his head to head off in his carriage; the horse and carriage sunk down, the horse barely had his head above drowning; locals managed to pull them out with tackle and winch. It was the last time anyone attempted that route.
As you can see there is a rivulet on this edge, quite deep; the sand bank is very wet and has undercurrents of water flowing through it.
