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Day 4 England
Day 4 in England doesn't start well. The room in the Travelodge in St Austell overlooks a busy road, and we had to close the windows to keep the noise out, resulting in a hot, stuffy room, and little sleep. Craig has developed a temperature and is not feeling flash. The morning is spent catching up on emails in a local café. Plans to visit the Eden …
Magical moments and a great musical.
... would no doubt have its own story to tell. Stumbled upon a beautiful cliffside walk way that provided stunning views of the Port Isaac harbour, the Atlantic Ocean and then north and south along the Cornwall coast. Walked down into the bay as it was low tide and we were able to walk out to the breakwater along a man made concrete pathway that is covered every high tide. Was interested watching some fishermen unload by tractor while their vessel was high and dry.
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The sun shines and a touring we will go.
Despite being very grey when we woke, today has been our best day weather wise for some time. The skies cleared as we headed south and we were blessed with blue skies and bright sunshine fo the whole day. Even the locals were surprised with the 16° maximum.
After the first stretch of narrow roads via St Kew (including being parked up for some time while a herd of dairy cows used the road) we we able to use main highways south west until ...
Venturing further afield.
... now extends steeply up the steep hillsides on both sides of the river.
Last planned stop was Polperro. Suddenly we find ourselves in fading light driving down another incredibly tight laneway (pull those'side'mirrors in - again) at what seemed to be an impossily steep descent. No chance to stop, nowhere to turn around and absolutely no idea of where we were going or what was ahead of us. Got to sea level ( never saw the sea!) and immediately ...
Rain, rain go away!
... quality skype sessions with Trina, Matt and later Jenny.
Weather improved a little later in the day so about 14:00 we set off on a drive to some nearby villages. Surprised nearby Port Quin consisted of nothing but a steep twisting road down into a bay, a few houses and then a similarly steep climb, on now familiar narrow roads, back up to the flatter farming lands.
Have noted a number of wind farms in Cornwall - all with about a dozen ...
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