2021 Travel Plans
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Whoaa there TDA!
That statement is almost as bad as saying you think its cream first!!!
As anyone here will tell you the BEST thing about Fowey is that you get to look at Polruan.
Days like today ,make it difficult but you know what I mean!
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Cornwall or Mediterranean?
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Yep, and you can see Polruan from here too.
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It doesn't have to be a choice of UK or abroad, it can be both in the same year. OK this year might be an exception!
One undeniable consideration is that holidaying abroad will become more expensive in terms of health insurance as you get older. It therefore makes sense to fulfill your ambitions to far flung places, if you have any, whilst the health insurance cost is reasonable especially if visiting the US.
Whilst undoubtedly the UK has some very nice places, the rest of the world by virtue of size and varied cultures will have more
The UK will still be around when you are in your 80s and 90s.
Whatever you decide have a good time!
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Need to do more of it, had a fantastic time last year, camped in Tavistock for 1 month but visited lots of places in Cornwall,
watched Cornish Fisherman on the box last night, and Looe/Polpero figured quite a lot in the programme, many years ago did stay at the Looe club site with 3 Gkids, had a great time, but you need to go when the kids are at school, ours finished 1 week before most state schools so was ok.
However........
travelling from Santander to say Mazarron is sheer bliss compared to say just Southampton to Tavistock, and with many staying at home this year, the West country is going to be quite crowded i feel.
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Yes, Cornwall: This Fishing Life is an excellent series. Not surprisingly most of them are deeply unhappy with Brexit despite all the promises offered during campaigning.
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It that Porthpean House SB, overlooking St Austell Bay?
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Brexit and covid are delivering them a double whammy at the moment. There are some heart touching stories.
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The lack of tides is the main reason the waters are as blue as they are in the Med. It’s how the underwater eco systems work, given that the water only changes through the narrow straits of Gibraltar. some areas are wonderful, others not so good. Same as around UK, some of the clearest waters are not always the cleanest.
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No, but not far off. Chapel Point, Portmellon (Mevagissey). Currently home to about 18 seals.
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very true, the colour also comes from the reflection from the sky and as you know the Med has some spectacularly blue skies, not like ours and if your day is anything like ours you will have not blue sky today.
But also, i can remember my first swim in the Mediteranean in 1965, it was known then as the polluted sea primarily because of the amount of rubbish ships used to throw overboard on passage to the suez canal and the lack of sewage plants in most of the area surrounding the Med, Egypt is still the biggest polluter, however, in 1965 Dolphins in particular were in abundance and used to follow the ships for days.
But for all those planning to go traveling, in Spain, my daughter had a picnic on the beach yesterday after school, Torrevieja is scheduled for the mid 20's and wall to wall sunshine, they are also forecast for a particularly hot summer 35 - 40+ degs, too hot for me in the white box.
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Some of the most stunning azure waters I’ve seen are in Sardinia, but visit after a good storm and there’s all sorts of stuff washing around! Ditto Italian lakes. I’m not sure many Italians truly get rubbish bins.
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Thanks Bill. Been a while since we drove that way. We used to spend days on Roseland exploring, recall Vault Beach was nice. We used to walk down and find ourselves a nice little spot under St Mawes Castle as well, interesting watching all water traffic. They were filming Hornblower with Grand Turk one time we were down there, quite surreal, as it’s home port was Whitby in the Winter😁
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On the positive side, we’re buying local fish straight off the boat as the market has collapsed. Surprisingly it’s good business for many of the local boats and removes the nonsense of fish being landed locally driven 45m to Plymouth to the trawler agent and then back to local restaurants!
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Roseland is a (largely) hidden gem, bypassed by the crowds apart from those in the know and well healed boaties en route to St Mawes. The church and creek at St Just in Roseland has to be one of the nicest places you’ll find anywhere. We visited St Anthony Head between Xmas and NY and saw a pod of about 30 dolphins just off the lighthouse - never seen such a big pod by the shore in Cornwall. Porth, Pendower and Carne are also great unspoilt beaches. CMC club site there is ideally located.
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Yes, that is a plus but it doesn't fully compensate for the orders lost from restaurants and other businesses. It helps, though.👍🏻
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We fully explored. Got Bob Acton’s walking guides, so we tramped all over. St Anthony Head was often a starting point, but we often got waylaid off the track to go for a swim on some of those beaches. I recall Place, think it had its own little ferry? St Just Church is worth a visit just for the fabulous churchyard plantings.
We used to do the Polruan side walks as well. I think down and up to Lantic Beach, might be a hard one nowadays though, it was a knee shattering lung buster in our mid 20’s😱 Fabulous swimming spot though, and the other coves along there.
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Looks great David.
Whereabouts is that as it looks like a place we could well visit in the future by car or plane. On our only visit to Croatia we unfortunately didn't realise that the area around Pula/Medulin has cloudy seas due to the lack of tidal flushing of the bays.
Croatia definitely warrants another visit to a different area.
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"The church and creek at St Just in Roseland has to be one of the nicest places you’ll find anywhere."
One of our favourites days out - get the King Harry Ferry, drive and park at the church, usually time to stop for a coffee on the churchyard seats overlooking the creek (organist was practising when we did this last time), then walk along the field paths to St Mawes. Pasty or fish and chips for lunch, maybe a pint of Tribute to wash it down, then potter back along the fields to pick up the car. There's an honesty box for payment at the churchyards, but there always seem to be a couple of cars in the lay by opposite the toilet block looking to avoid paying the £2!
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Have you visited Opatija? A grand resort built in the days of the Austro-Hungarian empire. A lovely place to spend a day or more. When we first visited in the (early 2000s?) there were quite a few bullet holes to mark its recent troubled past. The town and fading grandeur has since been transformed into a very stylish resort on the Adriatic shore. One of my favourite places.
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That was my vision of Greece last May/June based on photos from friends who’d been there and done it....out of bed....leisurely swim in the warm clear waters of the Adriatic and breakfast. I live in eternal hope.....one day....still got the (open) ferry tickets!
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Rufs wrote: "and if you want to see grand polution on a massive scale take a look at reports for Mar Menor, yes here in the UK we have our problems but over there is not as green as people seem to think.
So crystal blue waters do not necessarily mean the water is clean.
Last year I regularly swam in the Bude beach pool, as fine as any Mediteranean sea"
I almost bought an apartment in Los Alcazares. Just as well I went up the coast to Gran Alacant/ Santa Pola with its blue flags.
PS. I think your personal thermostat is on the blink.
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PS. I think your personal thermostat is on the blink
not at all, when we lived in Scotland i was a regular wild swimmer in the sea and lochs, if ever you are in the Dunkeld area check out Loch Ordie, fair walk up decent track, but great for wild swimming.
Did the charity swim at the Gosport life boat station on New Years day a few years back, but only the once
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