Eventually, I decided on an area of lush turf, between two gorse bushes that would serve as windbreaks.
As they trim the grassy slopes of heather and gorse, they also open up spectacular views across the massif.
The only complaint was a splinter from a gorse spine inside someone's glove.
Gorse burning at the Grande Beauregard tenement was criticised by conservationists for putting the island's breeding birds in danger.
In the past week at least 20 grass and gorse fires have been tackled, with some being blamed on arsonists.
Whack a tee shot into the gorse or an approach into the sand and there's still a chance to recover.
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Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has dealt with more than 50 deliberate grass and gorse fires over the past two weeks.
The bay sits at the base of a gorse and hawthorn-laden cliff valley, with a half-moon of white sand looking out over the water.
The wild geography and topography around Killary, with its gorse-covered mountains, sweeping valleys and white sand beaches, presents both stark beauty and physical challenges.
Firefighters in Wales say they hope to see prosecutions after tackling about 300 grass and gorse fires since 1 May, many started deliberately.
Managing director Kevin Delaney said "a mistake was made in the timing of clearing an area of gorse on an overgrown agricultural field".
Around 35 firefighters are dealing with a gorse fire at Moel y Gest, near Morfa Bychan, Porthmadog, Gwynedd stretching across a quarter of mile.
Overnight, two crews from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a gorse fire at Sarn Helen, near Lampeter.
Along the coast path, walkers stroll through thickets of gorse, stopping occasionally to raise their binoculars skywards or peer gingerly over the cliff edge into the foaming waves 90m below.
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has dealt with more than 50 deliberate grass and gorse fires over the past two weeks and has blamed the increase on youngsters on holiday from school.
The 27 acre (9 hectare) site was sold by the Ministry of Defence in 1966 and is currently the Gorse Industrial Estate, and some of the buildings are rented to businesses.
Also on Wednesday, crews from Bangor, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Llanrwst and Pwllheli were tackling a gorse fire affecting around 3, 500 sq m of land at Carreg Fawr, Llanfairfechan - which was burning for a second day.
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However, Rory McIlroy drove into gorse and ran up a double bogey at the sixth at St Andrews en route to a 74 that left him in a tie for 65th place at one over.
The fairways are bracketed with heather, and then with gorse, so that at the right time of year when everything is blooming, the course becomes a sea of green, purple and yellow that is compounded by the sea, the sand, and some of the most incredible sunsets anyplace.
He explained that later in the year when it is in season, he will return to pick the yellow gorse flowers (which have a distinct coconut taste) to use in meat marinades and Thai curries, as well as burdock root, which is popular in Japanese cooking and can be used for vegetable soups or mixed with dandelion to make a root beer-like soft drink.
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