Saturday 11 August 2012

Padstow to Scilly

Monday 6th to Thursday 9th August
Padstow-St Ives-Tean
(route http://www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/111027 )
Pretty Padstow street, in the rain

Practice off St Ives

If Padstow is the Rick Stein capital of Britain, then St Ives is the pasty capital. That's not why I loved the place, though! It was so charming that, after a day of drizzle and rain, I spent two days absorbing the peaceful, arty, convivial
surroundings. Even the thousands of visitors don't seem to penetrate the overwhelming calm of St Ives. I also enjoyed the local ice cream, apparently top of a Times "Best Ice Cream in Britain Award.

While enjoying St Ives, the wind slowly shifted to the east, helping an easy, warm and sunny sail to the Isles of Scilly. (People like it called this, or Scilly, rather than the Scillies - a bit like Orkney in that way).


Happy people on holiday, St Ives
East Porth, Tean
By sunset I was anchored off the uninhabited island of Tean (pronounced Tee-Ann), which, in a week or two, may have Britain's largest untouched mass of wild blackberries.
Sunset at Tean, IoS

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3 comments:

  1. Tom13 August 2012 at 23:26

    Hi Michael
    its Tom and Monica, on the little red boat, we met in s
    Stornaway. We are on our way back too and are in Penzance currently waiting for the weather. Are you coming this way?

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    1. Michael on Misty16 August 2012 at 01:45

      Of course I remember you! I can't find yr contact details but please contact me at Michael.sweet12@gmail.com I'd love to hear more of yr trip

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  2. Tom13 August 2012 at 23:26

    Hi Michael
    its Tom and Monica, on the little red boat, we met in s
    Stornaway. We are on our way back too and are in Penzance currently waiting for the weather. Are you coming this way?

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