I took mum to Cornwall in September. We stayed at the Carlyon Bay hotel at St Austell. An enjoyable 4 days to chill out and give us some different scenery. After checking in I left mum to unpack and went to investigate the beach.
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| A few kite surfers came in but I had a short lens on |
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| Playing around with blending a kite being flown on the headland behind the hotel |
On Monday we set out to go to Tresillick Gardens but I missed the turning and I left the gardens for another day. We went to St Mawes for lunch then explored most of the Roseland penisula, stopping at one of the beaches for photos.
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| A blend of ICM images |
Finally reached Tresillick on Tuesday. Left the hotel when it started to rain and it came down in torrents but cleared up when we reached the gardens. Spent a pleasant few hours there - coffee very good. There is an excellent second hand bookshop and a gallery there too. The Antiques Road show was visiting on the Thursday so things were being set up. Shame to miss it but we are leaving Cornwall on Thursday. I walked to Charlestown on our return which was very busy. Missed seeing any of the Poldark crew. Apparently Aiden Turner was in Tescos at St Austell. Not a supermarket I would be patronising whatever the temptation!
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| A blend of bamboo |
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| The rain made the apples more interesting |
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| Red Admiral on the way to Charlestown |
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| Leaving Charlestown |
Had a lovely day on the opposite coast on Wednesday. Started off at Perranporth - I had seen there was a very good coffee shop there. The surfers were out and there was plenty to photograph. Went on to a few more beaches. Took ages to find St Agnes Head as it wasn't signposted.
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| An impression of Perranporth |
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| Perranporth panorama |
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| A few of the many dogs enjoying the beach |
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| Watching the surfer |
That's all for Cornwall. Next trip is Australia for my niece Anna's wedding on 8th October 2016 in Brisbane.
