Cornwall

Hi everyone.  We have arrived in Leek, Staffordshire after stopping for one night in the Bath area.  We have driven both days mostly in rain but that hasn't stopped our enjoyment of beautiful England.

I have a confession to make, I'm in love.  In love with the south west of Cornwell where we spent a very enjoyable four days.  After leaving the ferry, we were welcomed by good English weather and a ton of bunting decorations for the Queens diamond jubilee celebrations.

Our destination was St. Keverne and on the way we stopped for a look at Falmouth, stopping for lunch at a little village along the way.  We saw this little boat and thought of the family who share the name.  :)

Our accommodation was a bed and breakfast just out of St. Keverne, our host Rita welcomed us warmly and we had the best time staying with her and her sister who was visiting from London.

Rita's house.

Rita's gorgeous garden.

During out stay we visited many lovely villages, coves and went for some lovely walks making the most of the fine weather on Monday.  Walking in Cornwall is a delight, from rocky coastline tracks too fields and shady pathways, it is all wonderful.  Here are a selection of photos from our stay.

This is Alfie, Rita's daughter's horse who lives in a paddock up the hill.  He was absolutely beautiful.

Talking to Charlotte on the mobile phone in Alfie's paddock where we could get phone reception.

Near Church's Cove

While walking on the track above I heard rustling in the long grass and saw a Badger.  He/she was walking in the long grass toward the path but saw me and went back to his home.  I was fortunate enough to take some photos and feel privileged to have seen this animal in the wild.

You can just see the black and white of the Badger's head in this photo.

This is the place I was telling you about Dad when we were talking on the phone.

We not only found an inn named after you, we also found this boat named after you, double Trouble.

St. Ives

St. Michael's Mount near Penzance

Following tractors down narrow lanes.

Giant's Quoits

The Devil's Frypan

Foxgloves growing by the sea, gorgeous!!

This is just a small part of our visit to Cornwall, a very photo heavy post, but the photos do the talking.

Back soon with tales of Staffordshire.

Anne  xx