We started the morning off with a drive to St. Ives, the beautiful seaside resort town. We had been warned that it is extremely popular and busy and were prepared that there would be a bit of a hike from the parking lot to the waterfront, but we were still surprised at the extent of the distances that we would be expected to walk when we were only hoping for a quick visit here. We were in luck though and found a smaller lot relatively close to the harbour so it allowed D to be able to join us on our explorations.
This is a town completely devoted to the tourist and to anything at all related to water. The harbour was stunning and we are so glad we decided to add this spot to our must-see list of things to do. Craft shops and art galleries are in abundance and J and Meg walked the length of the harbour to take it all in. D found a lovely little cafe where she and Sir IF imbibed in D's best-ever Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate while Sir IF sampled the daughter's marshmallows and his own Americano.
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Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate -a good start to anyone's day... can it get any better? |
St. Ives |
Another view of St. Ives harbour |
J at the top of Cape Cornwall |
Sir IF handled the car brilliantly and became very adept at driving even narrower and more remote roads. He also got lots of experience today doing the back-up thing so that another vehicle could pass by us. As I write this he is relaxing at our home for the week relishing in his achievements of the day.
Cape Cornwall was an old mining area and is right around Land's End which is the western-most point of land in England. The ocean views were stunning. As you can probably tell by now, we're running out of adjectives to adequately describe all of these views so we hope the pictures do justice to what we're trying to depict.
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Cape Cornwall |
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Cape Cornwall |
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The gardens of the current tenants at Cape Cornwall |
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More Cape Cornwall gardens |
Our plan had been to have a picnic lunch here at Cape Cornwall but the winds blowing off the ocean made it just too cold so we opted to munch our lunch in the car. Also right at Cape Cornwall is an amazing golf course which certainly looked extremely challenging to all of us.
After Cape Cornwall we headed over to Porthcurno Beach. This is the area where they do a lot of filming of the BBC television series and Winston Graham books, Poldark. We didn't find Ross or Demelza wandering around but it is a very large beautiful white sand beach in a protected cove which was pristinely clean. All the sunbathers and kids on their Easter break were already in their swimsuits ready to dip their toes into the ocean. If only Manitoba could keep their beaches so clean!
Porthcurno Beach - a MEG favourite |
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