Round and Round and Round We Go!

What a fun day we had today! Meg, Sir IF, and the DJs headed to the north coast side of Cornwall to explore Tintagel Castle. It ended up being a nice sunny day but cool and very windy. D is quite certain that all of the knights had to wear their armour to keep themselves weighted down so they didn’t blow off the cliff. It was a very high climb on a sheer drop but we all made it up. The views were incredible and it was a real sense of accomplishment for Meg at the end of the day to know that she had conquered her initial fears that she would get up there but never make it back down.

The roads from our accommodation over to Tintagel found us going round and round and round those roundabouts. In addition to the round and round, we got to try out the A roads and the B roads. The A roads have endless roundabouts, at least on this particular route, but everyone moves really efficiently. The B roads often didn’t have two lane access so we learned very quickly how best to tackle the driving in these areas. Go slow and give way whenever possible. Sir IF is a great driver and patiently takes it all in stride.

We passed some very interesting street signs today including the one when we got into Tintagel that said and we quote, "Slow down for the fox sake".   Another one read “Unusual load up ahead”. D assured us she was not an unusual load. 

It seems like almost every little town name here starts with the letter “T”.  Not sure of the relevance or significance of that but quite interesting.

After Tintagel we drove on incredibly narrow roads and up and down very steep hills to get to the town of Port Isaac, mostly known as the site where the BBC show “Doc Martin” is filmed. It was great fun to see in person the views we regularly watch on the show. We found a nice little place for lunch called The Chapel restaurant which was delightful and walked down to the beach area of the harbour where Sir IF could get his photo taken with more boats in the background.

Little P and Mamma and Daddy P had a fun and busy day too, exploring Lands End, the St. Mawes Castle, and the Telegraph Museum. Sir IF and J toured St. Mawes Castle as well whilst the girls had a nap.

And of course it wouldn't be a perfect day unless it ended up with milk and cookies (with Aunty D showing Little P how to dunk the cookies, just so)! 

Mamma and Daddy P at sunset on our deck.