Headland House
Travel Blogs from St Ives
The Scillies, from Myn Tea
I spend my time between the vibrant, happening, cosmopolitan world of Chorlton Manchester and the utter opposite in quiet, yet exciting on a beautiful scale, Tregiffian is a small hamlet to the west of Penzance and above one of my favourite beaches in the world, the simple Gwenver or Gwyner Beach near ...
Update of the challenge
It's now November, and even though I have changed to the challenge slightly, I thought I would update the list of where I've been.
So where have I been now...at the start of the year I was up to 17.
1) England
2) Republic of Ireland
3) Scotland
4) Wales
5) Spain
6) Gibraltar (well it’s an over seas territory, but ...
My oh my, Cornwall
... on the ground above more ground with farm views and only a few choice toys, this farmyard heaven was drop dead gorgeous. Sleeping in beds is an experience that grows on you; firstly you have to get used to the mattress, which is not dissimilar to the static feeling you get when you lie on a sofa. Size is also an issue and you soon discover if the child next to you is a silent sleeper or a wriggler, as you awake perched precariously on your side. We actually saw a comical dismount ...
St Ives Cornwall
... cream.
Last night, back in St Ives, crowds gathered to watch the season's highest tides, with each wind-driven surge lapping ever-closer to the water-front shops and their protective walls of sand-banks and flood-gates, but these were no match for the water, which flowed freely into many properties, especially those with basements. Rubbish bins were washed out to sea, and little ...
Day 36 - Wedding #2
... be playing the piano. It didn't really matter too much as everyone had started downing the bubbles and delicious nibbles, and eventually I had a window of opportunity to bust out the jazz and Chopin - Mitch was an excellent music holder and it turned out I hardly even looked at it anyway! I'm glad I had it as a back up though.
For the next couple of hours we had photos, and even a walk down the bottom of the gardens to the private beach. It was such ...
Location
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Free parking