Fantastic concert, one of the best I've seen in a long, long time. The band especially the lead singer was really up for a good evening. He fed off the crowd and crowd fed off him. The last time I felt like that at a concert was watching someone like INXS at the Brixton Academy. Just brilliant.
Friday 21 November 2008
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Cornwall- Coastal Walks and more
The final morning of the trip was spent in Tintagel. It was a blowy day on Tintagel castle in North Cornwall. Stunning views from the Island looking out over the Atlantic, it's a ruin but still very dramatic.
Overall we spent all week in Tintagel at a lovely cottage. We did two walks, one from Port Isaac to Tintagel which is about 8.5 miles and the other from High Cliff to Tintagel, which was about 9.5 Miles. It's easy to get to Port Isaac from Tintagel, you can take the local bus in the morning and then walk back along the coast. To High Cliff we took a taxi. If you do either walk you'll be struck by the amazing vistas and if you are lucky to get clear days like us really enjoyable coastal walks.
Along the way you need to keep your nerve as some of the walk is very close to the edge. I guess on a windy day it would be scary! If you can look down you will see some interesting wildlife, one that surprised me was a slow worm. I haven't seen one since sharing a room with my Brother as a kid. He used to keep one in a fish tank, my overriding memory was it stank.
Odd signs fascinate me and one of the strangest signs I saw was in Tintagel, "Hippies use back door"! Don't know what that is all about but it amused me.
As well as the coastal walks we drove out to Bodmin Moor and found the Cheesewrings. I believe it is a natural formation and interestingly it had to be protected from the approaching Quarry. Good job too as it's pretty dramatic.
From Tintagel The Eden Project is about an hour a way and it was my second visit. The main attraction is the two domes that house a Mediterranean and rainforest climates. The rainforest one is pretty hot so take some water with you.
Overall we spent all week in Tintagel at a lovely cottage. We did two walks, one from Port Isaac to Tintagel which is about 8.5 miles and the other from High Cliff to Tintagel, which was about 9.5 Miles. It's easy to get to Port Isaac from Tintagel, you can take the local bus in the morning and then walk back along the coast. To High Cliff we took a taxi. If you do either walk you'll be struck by the amazing vistas and if you are lucky to get clear days like us really enjoyable coastal walks.
Along the way you need to keep your nerve as some of the walk is very close to the edge. I guess on a windy day it would be scary! If you can look down you will see some interesting wildlife, one that surprised me was a slow worm. I haven't seen one since sharing a room with my Brother as a kid. He used to keep one in a fish tank, my overriding memory was it stank.
Odd signs fascinate me and one of the strangest signs I saw was in Tintagel, "Hippies use back door"! Don't know what that is all about but it amused me.
As well as the coastal walks we drove out to Bodmin Moor and found the Cheesewrings. I believe it is a natural formation and interestingly it had to be protected from the approaching Quarry. Good job too as it's pretty dramatic.
From Tintagel The Eden Project is about an hour a way and it was my second visit. The main attraction is the two domes that house a Mediterranean and rainforest climates. The rainforest one is pretty hot so take some water with you.
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