Olivia heads home for work and visits friends and family.
The First Day: As for first days it did not start out well. They missed their connecting flight to Newquay and the next one was not for 11 hours so we drove to London to pick them up. Once we picked them up it was okay from there. First stop the obligatory Stonehenge. It still amazes me everytime I see it. Then a stop at the Jamaica Inn, http://www.jamaicainn.co.uk/ , for dinner and them back to the house. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157658258064095 Day Two: A food festival in St. Ives. A beautiful, but maybe cold, train ride down to St. Ives. A lovely walk in the seaside town, some delectable food treats round out our visit to St. Ives. Hope the train and back to the homestead we go. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157658228071492 Day Three: Lucky me, I get to go back to work and Olivia gets to take her parents to the Eden project. The three large bio-domes in St. Austell. We finish off the night with dinner at the Old Quay Inn, http://www.theoldquayinn.co.uk/, in Devoran. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157657833775349 Day Four and Five: Off again for a day of adventure. We start by heading west toward Penzance. We stop at the beautiful Minack Theatre, https://www.minack.com/, overlooking the ocean. From there we head down to St. Michaels Mount, http://www.stmichaelsmount.co.uk/ . The castle built on a small tall rocky island off the south coast of Marazion Cornwall that is able to be walked to at low tide but a boat is required to get to it at high tide. After a hike up all the steps to the castle and tour of the house and the gardens we are off again. This time to the port town of Falmouth and the Maritime museum. From there we visit St. Clement and the church with a list of the vicars that dates back to 1289. And just to make sure we have walked enough take a walk through Truro and look at the Truro Cathedral. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157655917276424 https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157658185567406 Day Six: Trelissick gardens and St Mawes Castle. A walk around the gardens at Trelissick and a tour of the manor. Then off to St. Mawes and a visit to the castle. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157657834578749 Day Seven: We hop on the train bound for London to see the Duncans off on their next adventure, a Cruise of the Mediterranean. We are able to take in a show, Let It Be. The show chronicles the Beatles rise to fame with lots of good music. Olivia and I stay in London a couple days and take in the sights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157657903753740 Day Eight: Museum day! We visit the London Museum and the Egyptian artifacts. It is all very impressive.https://www.flickr.com/photos/128680841@N03/albums/72157655982902174 |
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