Randy had a rest day today as his knee was bothering him, so we other 3 did a walk that worked with the (limited) Sunday bus schedule. We planned on taking the number 10A bus to St. Just at 10:15 am, and we were waiting at the bus station well before the scheduled time. A bus pulled up, with number 20 on it and people were boarding, so I asked the driver if it was the number 20 or the number 10A....it was the number 10A but the electronic sign was not working (a real trap for young players). So, off we went to St. Just.
In St. Just we walked around the local churchyard, checking the tombstones for any sign of my Auntie Audrey's Wallis ancestors, but no sign :-( We passed a really nice looking bakery (see photo below), but I was not allowed to get anything, as the ladies wanted to get walking....2 disappointments and we hadn't even started our walk yet.
From St. Just, the western-most town in mainland England, we walked out to Cape Cornwall, which was once thought to be the western-most point in mainland England, but that honour was later moved to Land's End. This area is real Poldark country, with the remnants of old tin mines very visible, and lots of signs telling you to stay on the paths or you may fall into a mine shaft. Poldark was actually filmed largely around St. Just.
At Cape Cornwall we joined the Coast Path and walked southwest towards Land's End, with our destination being Sennen Cove, about a mile before Land's End. From the path we could see the Isles of Scilly on the horizon, and could also see Land's End and Sennen Cove ahead of us. It was a little cool, being right on the coast, so the sweaters stayed on, but we were still able to enjoy a picnic lunch on a hilltop along the way.
In Whitesand Bay, the bay before Sennon Cove, there were lots of people with surf boards, but the waves were not very accommodating to them. Beyond Whitesand Bay we were able to walk down on to the beach at Sennon Cove, which was a lot easier walking than the path in the sand dunes.
The beach at Sennon Cove
At Sennon Cove we had time for a coffee before the anticipated arrival of the number 300 bus at 2:44 pm. We were not the only ones waiting for the bus, but by 3 pm we were getting a little nervous as the bus had not arrived. A few minutes after 3, the number 78A bus arrived, so I asked the driver if it was really the number 78A or was it the number 300? It was of course the number 300, but his electronic sign was broken also. This is becoming a habit!
This bus took an agonizing hour and fifteen minutes to get back to Penzance, visiting every little village and bay along the way. I confess to having a nap for most of it.
Back at our apartment we watched the All Blacks (narrowly) beat Argentina in their first Rugby World Cup match, before heading to the Co-op to get some food for dinner....we have started shopping daily like the English. At 9 pm tonight we will watch the first episode of the new series of Downton Abbey, but we will keep the story-line to ourselves.
There is some rain forecast for tomorrow, so we will wait until morning to plan our day. Stay tuned....
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