We started our morning with good traditional Cornish Pasty from Cornwall. Bought them from this really old looking bakery near our hotel. It is something like the curry puff back home but filled with beef and potatoes minus the spiciness. Overall, it's not as nice as we'd expected, the pastry was thick and the fillings little. Maybe we have yet to come across the true Cornish Pasty.
The beach in the morning was really beautiful. Too bad we didn't have more time to stay.
What will we do without S? We somehow got stuck in this really narrow alley with a lorry parked in the middle of it too. Luckily, the driver appeared after a while and moved his vehicle. Imagine reversing all the way back.
Sennen Cove
A really beautiful cove on the way to Land's End. I love the colour of the sea. If I remember correctly, the number of phytoplankton affects how green the sea looks. If you're interested to know more, please visit this link.
Of course, being good students, we remembered to do our reflections.
Land's End
Finally, we're at the most West point of UK. There is no entrance fee but we were charged a parking fee of 3 pounds for the whole day.
I watched this exhibition on how one made the drive from John O Groats (Scotland) to Land's End (Cornwall) at 6000mph, so the whole journey was completed within 15 minutes. It's still impossible in real life, but we can still fast forward the whole video clip to achieve that speed. How easy traveling will be if we could travel at the speed of light.
The famous sign post
This was where my poor camera tumbled down the rocks due to the strong winds sustaining permanent bruises. Luckily you survived, if not, I'll be so heartbroken. At least we got a good group picture.
First postbox in the UK
Beautiful views of the sea
Minack Theatre and beach
Too bad there wasn't a play when we were there. We decided to just visit the beach and see if we could catch a glimpse of the theatre from there.
On our way down the steep clifts
At least there were some man-made steps
Our destination
Look how steep it was.
The sea!
The water was still freezing cold but that didn't stop us from having fun.
Relaxing on the beach. This is the life.
Putting my shoes back on. I chose quite a dangerous place to wear my shoes as the tide came all the way past this rock. I had to get my timing right or end up with wet feet and shoes.
Group photo
The path less taken. It was really steep and scary but worth it.
My masterpiece
Penzance
We had our afternoon tea at Honey Pot, a cute little cafe which we passed.
Scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream. It was so delicious. The practice of putting the jam or cream first differs in Devon and Cornwall. I'm not sure which is which but I don't think that will affect the taste that much.
The many types of scones and cakes
There were so many types of tea to choose from but we settled for Darjeeling and Lady Grey. Recommended to try without any sugar and milk first as the taste changes after adding them.
Where can I find clotted cream? I miss it so much. It had a mild tinge of sweetness with a texture similar to fresh cream but thicker. Will I return to Cornwall one day?
St Michael's Mount - the magical castle on an island. When the tide is high, we had to get a boat to the castle but in the evenings when the tide is low, we could walk all the way back to mainland. Too bad time didn't allow us to visit.
The path appears at sunset. How magical is that. Click on the photo to go to the original page where I got it from to find out more.
We were supposed to have our dinner at Rainbows End Cafe but we were too late.
Glastonbury Tor - the land of fairies. It is said that if a rainbow appears over the Tor, someone has seen the Holy grail. It is believed to be the burial site for King Arthur too.
If you walk around St Michael's Tower 3 times, you'll be granted a wish.
St Michael's Tower
The amazing panaromic views
Looking into the distance
Cheddar
Cheddar Gorge - I saw a few people rock climbing on the way.
Small stream
Tuckers Fish and Chips - we were starving by the time we got there. I had cod, haddock, calamari rings, scampi and white fish. It was delicious but I think I had a bit of an overdose.
The end of our 1000 miles road trip. It's such an accomplishment covering so many places, over that distance, all in 3.5 days. Good job people.
Hope that you've enjoyed reading as much as I did blogging about it. Is this the end of my reflection week? Well.....no.
Next up: Shakespeare's Birthday
3 comments:
Did we do anything in St Austell? It's conveniently been forgotten about haha must be the accommodation
i think we only visited travelodge and asda in st austell. hahahahahha
Hi, love your pics and what a trip! Glad you enjoyed the West Country. If you come back to St Ives we have a nice apartment at www.morveren.com - 5 minutes from the beach, with sea views, a sun patio and parking!
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