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It’s now officially winter in Cornwall…
The baulks have been craned in to fill the harbour gaps at Mousehole this weekend, a bit later in the year than usual, but looking at these photos you’d hardly think we need to shelter our little port...
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Sea Marks
Not for artistic interpretation and technical difficulty… Entrance to Fowey Harbour by JMW Turner These are features on land or sea used by mariners to find their way. That painting by J.M.W. Turner...
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Restronguet Creek, Cornwall
It’s raining and still dark when we set off, tawny owl calls shivering from nearby woodland. My dog vanishes into night, chasing rabbits that look like little grey ghosts as they race away into...
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Carrick Roads, Fal Estuary
A ria – an ancient river valley, flooded at the end of the Ice Age when meltwater raised the sea level and ocean rushed inland. The Fal Estuary is the third largest natural harbour in the world, and...
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From Ushant to Scilly
From Ushant to Scilly is 35 leagues….. or 35 hours for a century old lugger in a north-easterly wind. There were eight of us on board: John (owner and skipper), two regular crew, then the rest –...
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Into the blue
Spring made a brief appearance last Wednesday when I was lucky enough to be at westernmost tip of Cornwall. Turning our back on the unappealing and superfluous buildings of the ‘Lands End Experience’,...
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Dip into another world
You don’t have to go to expensive far-flung places to experience somewhere entirely different to your everyday world. This lovely image and two below are by Steve Trewhella. Do visit his site. All...
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