Away Down To Lamorna

Sat 20 May

Once the breakfast fun was over we set out to the St Michael's Mount. Once we got there though we realised that the tidal island was closed for renovations so I will have to visit the chapel and castle some other time.

After a seaside lunch we drove to Penzance (no pirates today) for an icecream and then navigated the windy one car wide lanes to Lamorna Cove (yes, Andew and Jean did sing the old Cornish folk song "Lamorna" to me!).

The next stop, in Portcurno, was the Minack Theatre; an open-air theatre cut into the rock face above a picturesque gully. For me, this was the highlight of the day, absolutely incredible. When I go back to see the Mount, I will couple it with a performance at this spectacular theatre.

After Land's End and Cornish cream tea at Sennen Cove, Dave and Kate took the girls home, while we took the scenic route back; Cape Cornwall, Geevor Tin Mine, Zennor and St Ives.

After dinner I had my first experience at the Button's local pub: The White Heart Inn. I had a very pleasant Sharps Doom Bar Bitter there, followed by a Bowmore whisky at home.