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14. Jun, 2022

St Agnes, Perranporth and Charlestown harbour

Yes, this site is really well situated.

It is now very quiet, most of the families moved on by Monday, but it is easy to strike St Agnes, where we watched from the beach as the young surfers raced in on full waves.

The Driftwood Arms is still there and has also expanded into the garden across the road as a beer garden (I think this may have once been part of the car-park)!

This part of Cornwall is (so I was informed by my new mate at the petrol station just outside St Austell) only 18 miles wide, so we took the opportunity yesterday to make a return to Charlestown to experience the historic Poldark harbour in the sun (It poured when we were there on Sunday). From Monkey Tree it was 17 miles and 30 minutes by my SATNAV.

We parked outside, walked down into town and to the Georgian harbour, walking around leisurely, with the dogs. It is a wonderfully tiny old harbour, which is a nice stroll round, with plenty of history, historical facts and pop up stalls.

We sampled and bought a delicious bottle of Cornish Moonshine from Cornish Cream of

St Ives, sampling their 'Baileys like' Strawberry and Cream Liquor, which was delightful,

(flavours based on a Cornish Cream Tea)!

After strolling around the cobbled harbour, we stopped for a spot of lunch at the Smoking

Harbour BBQ, as the chefs barbecued their pulled pork and chicken products, we sipped Cornish cider while admiring the colourful Ketch's and Schooners in the inner harbour, reflecting their gunwales, masts and rigging in the water. A wonderful and most delicious

experience.

The journey back skirted Newquay, where foraging down narrow leafy Cornish lanes we found two or three pubs and beaches to the South of the town which we intend to explore in the next few days.

And we then met up with one of Lyn's old school friends, Cheryl, who had picked us up on Facebook. Cheryl is living in Newquay, and we arranged to meet up at the beach in Perranporth, walking the dogs with the tide almost in, and having a beer together with those two reminiscing and catching up over a G&T in the bustling Seiners Arms.

Weather still good with sun most of the time. Dogs not too bad, so still limited walks, not too much climbing and about 6000 steps only.

Lost my bloody hat!

Jock