17th July 2008 at 5:03 pm

How much further?

Oh boy! This was a tough one. a few years back I completed the walk between Zennor and St. Ives (and back). With the undulations of the Coastal path it was more like mountaineering than hiking. This time I look the westerly route from Zennor.

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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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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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4th September 2007 at 5:19 pm

Going Underground

This is how the day greeted me this morning.
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I thought I’d been to most of the gardens in the area, but today I visited Trengwainton.

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