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Hope you got home from your trip in the relative cool this evening @Wherenext
We missed a couple of hour's sleep last night, as one of the two dogs in the unit behind us, and which were sleeping in their car, started barking at midnight, which startled us awake, and that continued for about 30 mins, and of course It then took a while for us to get back to sleep. Needless to say words were spoken to their owner in the morning!!
It has been a scorcher here too, too hot really for both OH and Flyte, who could not settle inside or out, even in the shade. We did take a shortish walk mid morning and then I did another by myself during the afternoon, across to Middleton and down the lengthy of Bradford Dale again. The locals were taking full advantage of the deepest pool, close to Youlgreave, to cool off. It has now cooled down quite a bit and it is very pleasant now sat outside as I type this onehanded, with a glass of chilled beer in the other.
Middleton Hall, built in 1824 by Thomas Bateman, who rebuilt the entire village. (The best photo I could get of the building)
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ThIs is our caravan on our pitch at the C&CC's Bakewell site, with Flyte in the middle of having his lunch.
Re: What are you all up to
@DSB I can see our favourite beach on your third photo🤩 Porth Kidney, the other side of the River Hayle. It’s a very dog friendly beach, but you do have a bit of a stroll to get there, so it seldom gets as busy as the Godrevy side. If you get there early, there’s usually parking by Lelant Church, St Uny. The church is very old, and very lovely, and there are one or two nice pubs in Lelant. A nice drive round the back of the village as well, you end up at Lelant Saltings, and can sit on the little station platform and watch for some interesting bird life, always Little Egrets down there. Have you explored the old mining area around Botallack? Botallack Manor Farmhouse was “Nampara” in the original Poldark series, some good birdwatching around there as well.
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Warm here in Cornwall today too @Takethedogalong. Does that look like a wine glass as well, @Wherenext ? 🙂
David
DSB
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Great pics @DSB. That’s one of my favourite places and I don’t mean Costa🙄
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I could name a dozen beaches in Cornwall, but as Tinny says with the Caveat that most are only for the firm in limb and balance.
We used to walk to Polridmouth Cove from Bodinnick. You have to cross the River Fowey via the vehicle ferry, walk right through the lovely town until you get to Readymoney Cove (nice, but busy), then climb up stairs from beach and pick up coastal footpath, which has a number of little coves to explore. Polridmouth has a beautiful lake at its back, with private cottage adjacent, and just up the hill lies Menabilly where Daphne Du Maurier once lived. The cove is supposed to be the setting for the boat wreck scene in Rebecca. There is a farm field car park which is around 3/4 mile walk from beach, but again it’s a walk for sound joints. It wasn’t that busy when we used to go in the late 1980’s, early 90’s, as most folks arrived via the water.
Other end of England, Cocklawburn Beach Northumberland. It’s not far from Berwick, and the parts close to the coastal road can get a bit busy, but once the road ends, it’s easy to walk the coastal path along the dunes and find relative solitude. Stunning dune backed beach, with lots a sea life, rock pools, seals and dolphins just out at sea. It’s possible to walk for miles, and you have Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne in view. We have swum many a time here, but bear in mind it’s the North Sea, it’s best late August, early September.
Polridmouth Cove. You can see the coastal path coming in from top right from Fowey. The main beach area is mid photo on the left backed by the lake, with lots of little coves close by. Another path is cut into the rock to the right of the lake in the woods, up to farm car park. This photo is taken on the footpath that leads up to Gribbin Head, a day marker on the cliff top.
Cocklawburn Beach, a pooch paradise.
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Yesterday morning instead of going out and doing something cultural or energetic we stayed in an watched television!
But not television as you know it. Using my iPad we logged on the CCTV at home, connected it to the television via HDMI and watched what was happening in our yard - the moving into the new dairy all the milk processing and bottling kit.
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We've been to Godrevy today. Didn't walk down to the beach but spent a long time sitting on the grassed area overlooking St Ives Bay, before retiring to Costa in Hayle.…
David
DSB
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Sat outside the Van. A group of House Martins saw a Sparrowhawk sitting around the top of a tree so did they hide? No, the brave little tikes charged it causing it to take to the skies and fly off with all of the group giving it hell as it went. Such bravery.
Second time we've seen them chase a Sparrowhawk plus once yesterday chasing a marauding Kestrel
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Phew. Hope those folks out touring with dogs finding some shade for them.
We were a bit tardy in rising this morning so decided to go for a local walk, after moving the Van from pitch 2 to pitch 1. Long story that I won't bore you with. Took all of 5 minutes
Didn't go mad with walk so back at Van for 1pm so decided to walk to the pub for lunch. Sitting in the shade now. We're thinking of leaving late tonight to avoid heat due tomorrow.
Photo of owl at site entrance.
