16th July 2008 at 5:01 pm

No place left to go

Nice start to the day again – visited Lizard Point, the most southerly point in England. While there spotted a Cough – the bird that appears on the Cornish coat of arms but until recently had disappeared from these shores.

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15th July 2008 at 6:30 pm

Proceed Cetacean

Slightly overcast again – no sun, so no beach. Visited the Godolphin estate – a property newly acquired by the National Trust

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14th July 2008 at 4:40 pm

Changes

Well the weather was never going to last. Today started off overcast but buy the end of the day the sun managed to break through allowing me so finish the day on the beach again.

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In the morning I took a walk across the the cliffs at Godrevy – then finished the day on the beach at Portreath.

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14th April 2008 at 1:53 pm

Tintagel Guide


I scanned an old tourist guide to Tintagel from around 1953 – click on the 1:1 icon to zoom in or click here to launch a copy in a new window.

Here is a postcard of Ocean Cove caravan site which is advertised on page 32 of the guide.
Ocean Cove caravan Site

7th September 2007 at 7:27 pm

Botallack Mine & Porth Curno

It was back to Levant today, but this time I headed west towards Cape Cornwall to the Botallack Mine.

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6th September 2007 at 7:00 pm

SatNav Thrill Ride

Set off to Falmouth on the usual route and quickly hit some slow farm traffic. I knew that the major roads were not the most direct route so I hit (for the first time) the “Detour” button on the SatNav.
This immediately diverted me onto some lesser roads and it was not long before it was telling to turn onto roads I would never normally consider.


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5th September 2007 at 6:09 pm

Beach Day

Started the day at Gunwalloe, on the beach at Church Cove. After a few hours soaking up the rays, moved on to the Penrose Estate where there are walks around the lakes created by the Loe Bar.

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