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The day we went to Lands End

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The man in the Cornwall Museum yesterday was adamant that we should not waste our time and money going to Lands End, and I can now see his point. However, there was a Parkrun to be experienced there and that was the draw card.  We were all up early and on the road by 07:30 for the one hour drive from Truro to Lands End. The morning was cool and breezy and spirits were high. We arrived in plenty of time, paid the extortionate parking fee (we didn’t want to buy the car park!) and joined the friendly bunch of parkrunners waiting for the briefing. Held on a gravel cycle path this out and back x2 course had spectacular coastal views which kept distracting me from the task at hand.  We all completed the run successfully with a good mix of walking and jogging and a few good photos caught on the run. Then we went in search of refreshments. The cafe, which we had been told would open at 10, wasn’t. The pub which we were told did parkrun breakfasts, didn’t (at least not that we could fi...
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The Day we Chose our Own Adventures

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Mark and Julie set off with the car this morning to return to St Columb Major and try to unearth some more evidence of the place where Julie’s family lived.  Wallsy and I on the other hand, walked up to the railway station and caught the train to Falmouth, a twenty minute journey to a pretty harbour town.  We alighted at the Falmouth Docks Station and then walked to the point where Pendennis Castle sits. We walked around the castle moat and then back along Castle Drive on the other side of the peninsula until we reached Castle Beach with its cute coloured bathing boxes, and the Castle Beach cafe. The cafe consisted of two garden sheds end to end, set right on the beach at the edge of the rock-pools, with both indoor and outdoor seating. It was a very nice location for lunch.   After lunch we explored Falmouth town a little, described by Wallsy as semi-purposeful wandering, and then caught the train back to Truro, this time from the town station.  We visited the Cornw...
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The Day we Went Out in the Morgan

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 It was already a warm morning in Bovey Tracey by the time we ventured out after breakfast.  I had had one of the best sleeps I’ve enjoyed since being away. The Cromwell Arms was comfortable, the staff were obliging and the breakfast was nourishing, I would highly recommend a stay there.  Once we had eaten we packed our bags and loaded them into the Caddy before walking across the road (via an op shop of course), and over to Tim and Kathy’s.  The decision was taken to go for a walk to the local Heritage Centre which is located in the disused Railway Station, but we unfortunately found it closed. Something for next visit!  The next plan was to go to Lustleigh and the Cleave Hotel,  for lunch with Tim and Kathy, before we set off on our onward journey. Tim had the wonderful idea of making the trip to lunch in the Morgan 4-seater sports car. Getting it out of the garage is no small undertaking in a village with a driveway and backyard such as theirs, but we we...
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The Day we Visited the Clifton Suspension Bridge

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 The highlight of our early morning walk today was the work of ‘Bloody Brilliant Bridge Building Brunel’, as Sophie christened him, during a visit from Wallsy and I, when she lived in London, and which obviously, and unsurprisingly, focused on the prowess of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.  The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol is truly a magnificent feat of engineering and a sight to behold. It was a short stroll from our apartment and we were able to appreciate it from all angles, including walking across and back. I felt very sad that Brunel didn’t live to see the 30 year construction completed before his death in 1859. The bridge was opened in 1864.  We found a place for breakfast; one of the few in Clifton Village that opened at 8am, so we could eat and return to move our vehicle before the 9am permit parking deadline.  Driving over the bridge we left Bristol and Mark then navigated us to the famous Cheddar Gorge.  Here we visited the information centre and cam...
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