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Cornish Footpath

23 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by pat in Cornwall, Travel, Uncategorized

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Charlestown, foot paths

Early one morning this past summer, I woke up and had a lovely breakfast in the pub downstairs from our room at The Rashleigh Arms.

Our pub with rooms, The Rashleigh, where we stay in Cornwall.

Our pub with rooms, The Rashleigh, where we stay in Cornwall.

I decided it was time to walk off some of this toast and marmalade, so as My Beloved Brit went upstairs to shower and get ready for the day, I headed towards the nearest footpath at the end of the village of Charlestown in Cornwall.

The bottom of the town near the sea, where the footpath up the cliff begins. Photos by me.

The bottom of the town near the sea, where the footpath up the cliff begins. Photos by me.

It was time for a climb.

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I thought this week was the perfect time to share these pretty pictures.

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Back down again.  Another splendid UK footpath.

I am thankful for these splendid walks through the English countryside.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

Summer’s End in Cornwall

23 Friday Aug 2013

Posted by pat in Cornwall, England, entertainment, Travel, United Kingdom

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Bank Holiday, beaches, Charlestown, labor day

The last few weeks of August the people of England flood to the beaches of Cornwall.  It is warm by their standards (in the 70s), and you see them with their pails and shovels and beach chairs, children in tow, going down to the rocky, seaweed strewn beaches.

IMG_9014This is in Charlestown in Cornwall on the southwest coast of England, a seafaring town with ancient ships and lovely beaches. And the British flock there with their families in August for the last gasp of summer.

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Monday is England’s “bank holiday”, comparable to our Labor Day in the states. The end of summer.  Bittersweet.

Tides

21 Tuesday Aug 2012

Posted by pat in Cornwall, England, Travel, United Kingdom

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boats, Charlestown, Cornwall, Ships, tides

For such a very well-mannered country, the tides of England are pretty darn dramatic. Especially in Cornwall. It was so very evident wherever we went on the southwest coast.

The beautiful tall ships tucked in a safe harbour in Charlestown

But nowhere were the large tides more obvious than in Charlestown, where the big, old ships are berthed.

You might see a lovely bay, or small port, with the boats floating about, and when you came back a couple of hours later there is nothing but mud, and the poor boats are left high and dry.

The tide comes in at the entrance to the protected harbour at Charlestown. Photo by me

 

Poor boats left in the mud when the tide goes out. Photo by me

The change in sea level is very steady and goes from very high to very low in about six hours.

..and the tide goes out

Luckily the Brits know all about the sea, and have devised clever hideaways to protect their ships from the outgoing tides — like the lock system here in Charlestown.

The ships are carefully protected during low tide behind the locks. Photo by me

It’s a lovely feat of engineering that pumps the water in to the holding area if needed as the tide goes out. Someone actually closes the locks on the tides schedule. I imagine he keeps his alarm clock well maintained.

Water is pumped in to keep the ships high but not dry as the tide goes out. Photo by me

The system keeps the boats safe and protected no matter the time of day.

All tucked in for low tide. Photo by me

And if there are no walls to hold it back…

A beach in Cornwall near Carlyon Bay. Photo by me.

…the tide may just take a bit of England with it out to sea.

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