January 2019 – Cornwall

After quite a busy December and Christmas period, we decided to head to Mousehole,Cornwall for a week in a bungalow. Our fist night coincided with the last night of the famous Mousehole Christmas Lights.  Not knowing what to expect, we were delighted with the quality and extent of the lights around and in the harbour.

Throughout our week we enjoyed really good weather with temperatures  so much warmer than we would expect. We came across quite a few wild daffodils, Camellia and other flowers and bushes.  It was hard to imagine it was the second week of January.  As a result of the good weather, we managed to walk every day including National Trust sites at Penrose, Godolphin and Trelissick.  Additionally, we walked on the Cornish Coast Path at The Lizard and St Ives. Views from The lizard and of St Ives across the beach are shown below.

Whilst we were in St Ives, we took the opportunity to visit the Tate Gallery.

We also visited and were quite disappointed with Land End a profit making and tacky sort of place as far as we are concerned.

However, we then visited the Minack Theatre which was, by contrast, spectacular.  Not only was the theatre itself great to look at so were the views from various parts of the theatre. including the rocks going down to the sea from the back of the stage! and Porthcurno Beach

We also visited Mevagissey. It was quite a drive from Mousehole but walking along the breakwater and  eating a pasty sitting on a seat overlooking the harbour is something we seem to do every time we visit Cornwall!

With the weather so good it was not surprising that we had some lovely sunrises and sunsets. This view is sunrise from the deck of our bungalow and is a fitting end to this blog entry.