West England - Cornwall

We headed off early on our sightseeing drive to Cornwall, Lands End and St Ives . The weather has improved so we have a clear day and some sun. Lucky we left Wales when we did as they have flooding there after all the rain yesterday.

First stop was at St Michael's Mount - an island which can be reached when the tide is out and has an old castle  on its top which is still lived in today. Looking across the bay you can see the town of Penzance - the warmest place in the British Isles apparently.




We then drove to Land's End - the last village in the British Isles. Lovely views across the water.



Next stop St Ives - what an absolutely beautiful place. It was pretty busy with tourists but a really nice place - would love to come back and rent a cottage for awhile even in winter. We had lunch at a lovely pub by the seaside and then walked round all the cobbled streets - picked up some yummy local fudge on the way.






We came across a couple of dogs that reminded us of Chip - they were cockapoodles though (cocker spaniels crossed with miniature poodle) - I got a nice cuddle from one of them to tide me over till I see my little boy again.