Our last full day in Cornwall dawned sunny and warm!
After another great brekkie, we drove around Penzance toward Treen, where we were planning on a coastal walk.
When one is in one’s wellies… one is ready for anything, including another day of walks in Cornwall!
We visited a neolithic stone circle of 19 granite monoliths locally known as the “Merry Maidens”. Apparently said maidens were making merry on a Sunday and the rest is history.
Onwards to Treen and our next walk.
Being prepared for the exertions of a long walk includes the most basic of planning!
The views of Logan’s Rock and Treen Bay from the coastal path were spectacular!
Onward and upward through the heather!
Beside the coastal path is this large pyramid with a plaque affixed saying that “On this spot stood the wodden hut housing the end of the submarine cable… linking England with the Ameridan Continent”.
Pretty cool!
Porthcurno Bay
There were several WWII era pillboxes dotting the landscape along the coast.
Doug and Logan’s Rock.
Porthcurno Bay, which has a great, sandy beach, is also famous for the Minack Theatre.
The Minack Theatre uses an outdoor ampitheatre built into the rocks of the hillside.
Wild blackberry bushes lined both sides of much of this segment of the coastal walk… yumm!
When we completed our walk, we stopped at the Logan’s Rock Inn for a fabulous veggie lasagna for lunch… with cider of course!
After leaving Treen and Porthcurno, we drove past Lands End and over to Sennen Cove, which has a wonderful sandy beach.
Here’s me with my feet in the Atlantic Ocean! Wait a minute, I can’t feel my feet any more… let me out of here!
Babe’s enjoying the sandy beach and sun… in England!
Sennen Cove is a major surfing destination in Cornwall.
Up, up, up the many, many stairs to the Mayon lighthouse and viewpoint!
Woodland walks… bah!
On top of the Mayon viewpoint… another “we did it!” moment.
Looking west from Mayon Point, we see Lands End… the most westerly point of mainland England.
We had avoided actually going to Lands End due to the crowds of tourists and the rampant, tacky commercialism of the place.
The view of Sennen Cove from the Mayon Point lighthouse.
Apparently not everyone in Sennen Cove is happy about tourists!
Back on the road again.
It’s afternoon tea time and we’re in St. Just. Someone has an idea of where we can do that, as you’ll see shortly.
Visiting the church in St. Just… not to be confused with St. Just-in-Roseland church from the other day!
The light was just hitting the stained glass perfectly.
As you can see, the interior of the church was incredible!
Making a beeline to The Cook Book cafe and book shop… just made it before they closed at 4PM.
Cornish cream tea! Yumm!
We drove through some very interesting and tiny roads to get to Zennor. The moorland was spectactular.
The St. Senera Church in Zennor had a circular churchyard and a church pew that has a carving of a mermaid on it in remembrance of an old story about a favourite son of the parish who fell in love with a mermaid and was never seen again.
Our last walk in Cornwall was from Zennor down to the coastal walk.
With my trusty backpack… we’re on our way!
The views inland are also spectacular!
Looking west along the coast… breathtaking!
We made it back to Zennor in time to have a great dinner at the Tinner’s Arms pub.
As we travelled back across the peninsula one last time, we crested a hill and there was St. Michael’s Mount in Mount Bay again! Wow! As you can see, the tide’s in, as the causeway is submerged.
We were back to Ennys in time to phone Gramms, Val & Rog before they went out to lunch!
What a wonderful time we had in Cornwall… we’re very sad to leave, but we have so many great memories to cherish.
Off to Dorset tomorrow!
Cheers!