As I clambered over a step-stile, Papa Westray’s maritime heath opened up ahead, colonies of Scottish primrose creating a parti-coloured island view, gently sagging on three sides to the coast.
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If you re looking for a sea view with a difference, then you re in the right place.
MailOnline Travel has fished around and reeled in breathtaking photographs of the world s most eye-catching natural coastal sights - gravity-defying sea stacks, Instagram-baiting arches and other-worldly caves.
One sight in the mix that makes a big impression is Ball s Pyramid off Lord Howe Island in Australia - at 1,843ft (561m) tall, it s the world s loftiest sea stack.
The cornucopia of coastline attractions also features the stunning Blue Grotto sea cave on the island of Capri in southern Italy, which is illuminated by a mesmerising blue glow at certain times of the day.