There are certain things that never vary about our stays in Newlyn, morning and evening dog walks. Last night when Maude and I went out it was in the middle of a rain storm of biblical proportions. Fortunately I have plenty of wet weather gear to keep me dry and warm and Border Terriers have…
Here we are back in lovely Pen Camneves cottage overlooking the harbour in Newlyn. We had a damp and windy drive down yesterday but today dawned dry and brighter but still windy. Before breakfast Maude and I walk down into the village to a small shack where I buy a newspaper and she gets a…
As it started to rain straight after breakfast we took a little time to read the paper and have a coffee, then the sun came out so we set off to Sennen Cove for a good walk on the sand. We were blessed with some glorious weather which so made the most of it. The…
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
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…
After an excellent night’s sleep we woke up to clear blue skies, sunshine and no wind; and no rain forecast until the afternoon. After last night’s storm this is a welcome change. Before breakfast we took Maude out and down to the quay where the MV Scillonian lll was being loaded for a trip to…
