Cornwall – 1 November 2014

We’re back in Cornwall staying in a cottage in Newlyn this year. An easy and uneventful drive down from Bath and a pub lunch saw the weather turn from glorious sunshine to dull and windy. We took a quick drive to Lamorna Cove which is a favourite place of ours so that Maude could have…

365 Project – Day 309

Longships Rocks and Lighthouse. Off the southwest tip of England are three famous lighthouses that warn mariners of dangerous rocks: Longships, Wolf Rock and Bishop Rock. This picture shows the Longships Rocks and Lighthouse and was taken from Sennen Cove. The other two lights are too far out to sea to see. 5 November 2014

365 Project – Day 308

St Helen’s Oratory, Cape Cornwall Many people believe that Land’s End is the most westerly point in England, this is incorrect as the most westerly point is actually Cape Cornwall which is just up the coast a bit. This is all immaterial anyway as Land’s End is where everyone goes and is therefore a tourist…

365 Project – Day 307

Towednack Church, Cornwall. We have become used to finding churches locked up in this country. It was with great pleasure therefore to find one that wasn’t. We were driving up to Zennor on Cornwall’s north coast when we spotted a tiny church just off the road. There was a track leading up to it so…

365 Project – Day 306

Rescue Cooperation. The cottage we are staying in at Newlyn overlooks the harbour and just down the hill from us the Penlee Lifeboat is stationed. Some of you will remember that some years ago a previous Penlee Lifeboat was tragically lost with all hands during a terrible storm while trying to rescue others. If you’re…

365 Project – Day 305

Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall. We’re in Cornwall, Mrs Sixwheeler comes from the Isles of Scilly which are about twenty five miles southwest from here and likes to get close to her roots from time to time; but without the need for seasickness. We had a super drive down, mostly in glorious sunshine but once we got…