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| Stonehenge This was very much an unexpected stop on the way down to Cornwall. Needless to say, it was awash with tourists, which meant there were long queues to get in. I, fortuitously, purchased an English Heritage membership when I was at Dover Castle last year, which enabled me to jump the queue. I practically jogged around the stones, taking pictures from every angle because Julia and Anette had to wait outside. I would have liked to have had enough time to take the audio tour, but I still think you wouldn't need more than about 2 hours at the site to see it all. If I had missioned (and without a car it is a mission) all the way out there, I probably would have been quite disappointed. Without being able to touch the stones, or walk amongst them, it was no more thrilling than seeing photos of them. But, Stonehenge has been on my 'must-see' list for many years, and now I have. |
St Ives Harbour - Low
Tide This is pretty much exactly the kind of view you see whenever you're looking for information about St. Ives. I didn't really expect it to actually look like this, but, as you can see, it does. I took this photo quite early in the morning, before all the other tourists were awake, so the only people I was sharing the walkway with were locals. This is actually a working harbour and it was fantastic to see people in good old yellow fishing gear. In fact a young boy, no more than 13, in yellow plastic overalls whizzed past me on his bicycle clutching a thermos of coffee, which he was obviously delivering to the other fishermen on one of the boats. It was nice to think that tradition is still passed down in some places in the world.
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| St Ives Harbour - High
Tide In a matter of hours, the harbour was transformed from a quaint, but somewhat derelict looking natural dry dock into this Mediterranean looking fishing village. The seas around Cornwall were quite spectacular, and certainly not what I would have imagined anywhere off the coast of the UK. These waters belonged somewhere hot and exotic. |
St Michael's Mount |
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| Minack Theatre This amphitheatre was created by one woman and her gardener. They carved this entire working theatre out of the cliff-face creating what must be one of the most unique open-air theatres in the world. It is an operational theatre with performances every night. |
Lizard Peninsula Anette and I took an unexpected diversion to the southern most point of the UK after a failed attempt to visit the Seal Sanctuary in Gweek (not a spelling mistake). We parked the car in the village and walked along the cliffs right to the cafe I took this photo from. It was breathtaking. The area is renowned for the Serpentine rock which make up the unusually shaped jagged outcroppings and also encourage an abundance of wildflowers. |