Bluebells and palm trees in St Agnes – an unusual combination
Our family week in Cornwall has flown by, as happy times tend to do, and it has been fun going back through the photos of our escapades over the last few days. Mixed weather was to be expected, and the elements did not disappoint, but between and beneath the many showers we managed a good few miles of walking each day, all of which will help my preparations for my LETJOG E2W walk that is now not much more than a week away.
A view down into Trevaunance Cove, our base for the weekSt Agnes was once a mining town, and its heritage includes several of these towers that once served the steam engines used for pumping water from the mineshafts . . .. . . and some of these buildings have now been restored, or are in the process of conversion, for residential useSt Agnes Parish Church, and the cottages on the steep footway of Stippy StappyAnother view of Trevaunance Cove – a rather well-kept secret!A garlic-scented green wall on our way back down to the coveMore hardy than the rest of us, my younger son Chris decided to take a dip with the surfersNext morning, some stunning colours along the cliff path from Hell’s Mouth towards Godrevy . . .With my elder son Alistair on the top of The Knavocks, near GwithianThe island lighthouse from the Coast Path . . .. . . as we approached GodrevyBack towards Hell’s Mouth, with views along the coast north-eastward as far as the distant St Agnes BeaconAnother day, another ramble – again on the Coast Path, but this time on Cornwall’s southern shores, along the banks of the River Fal from TrelissickPrimroses by the path . . .. . . and a multi-coloured earthwormA view over the River Fal – just as the rain set in, and whereupon we beat a hasty retreat to the tea room!We encountered an emergency situation by the Fal, where the King Harry Ferry was required urgently to transport an ambulance over the river
It has been a while since I have used a Neil Young song title as my Blog heading, far too long in fact! This is due in part to the long-running absence of Young’s work from the Spotify platform, happily recently resolved, that will now enable me to include Young’s works, such as ‘Cripple Creek Ferry’, in my LETJOG E2W playlist. The song was released in 1970 on Young’s seminal album ‘After The Gold Rush’, and whilst ‘Cripple Creek’ is perhaps not the best-known track on the album, I connect it with my schooldays (and one friend in particular), half a century ago! As far as any gold rush is concerned, in these parts historically the clamour was more over copper and tin.
Our last day, and a trip to visit our friends Carenza and Philip further down the peninsula, near Falmouth – here the Flushing Ferry pulling into Falmouth harbour for our trip back across the water
Walking for Fun, Challenge and Charity! 
what a lovely week
Good luck with the start of your next jog
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