And now for the first of two posts from Yvonne, this one covering her venture into the Southern parts of England😇
After three pleasant days in London I set off to revisit Devon and Cornwall after 30+ years, while Randall began his walk. The weather turned to wet and windy for most of the trip, but I guess that's England. Our first stop was Winchester, voted the most liveable city in England and it was very pleasant indeed.
The procedure to see Stonehenge has certainly changed from when we first went there. An expensive bus ride takes you out and back. However there were hundreds and hundreds of people there plus a very good exhibition, shop and cafe. We stayed two nights in Exeter and visited Dartmoor and Tavistock and all its history.
We then moved on to Cornwall. One highlight of the trip for me was the little town of Boscastle which was almost wiped out by floods in 2004. A tsunami really as the water came in from the sea.
Then followed Tintagel and we spent the next two nights in Falmouth. Supposed to be the third largest harbour in the world! The other real highlight for me was the open air Minack Theatre built high above the Atlantic Ocean by a lady who until she was well in her 80's still carried bags of sand from the beach for the building. I would love to see a performance there. Really amazing and a great story of what one person can do.
We also visited St Michael's Mount, Penzance, St Sennens 5th century little church, St Ives, a seaside resort popular with the English and then back to Falmouth via St. Just. Our return to London was via Penryn Bridge, Truro Cathederal, Jamaica Inn and Glastonbury. Only eleven hours on the road for our last day with one deviation to another autoroute due to an accident on the way.
So what was my overall impression of the experience?
The travel experience was not as enjoyable as my previous trip with the company in Scotland. But some of that comes from the differences in the people travelling with me. And as for England, perhaps a score of 7/10.
After three pleasant days in London I set off to revisit Devon and Cornwall after 30+ years, while Randall began his walk. The weather turned to wet and windy for most of the trip, but I guess that's England. Our first stop was Winchester, voted the most liveable city in England and it was very pleasant indeed.
The procedure to see Stonehenge has certainly changed from when we first went there. An expensive bus ride takes you out and back. However there were hundreds and hundreds of people there plus a very good exhibition, shop and cafe. We stayed two nights in Exeter and visited Dartmoor and Tavistock and all its history.
We then moved on to Cornwall. One highlight of the trip for me was the little town of Boscastle which was almost wiped out by floods in 2004. A tsunami really as the water came in from the sea.
Then followed Tintagel and we spent the next two nights in Falmouth. Supposed to be the third largest harbour in the world! The other real highlight for me was the open air Minack Theatre built high above the Atlantic Ocean by a lady who until she was well in her 80's still carried bags of sand from the beach for the building. I would love to see a performance there. Really amazing and a great story of what one person can do.
We also visited St Michael's Mount, Penzance, St Sennens 5th century little church, St Ives, a seaside resort popular with the English and then back to Falmouth via St. Just. Our return to London was via Penryn Bridge, Truro Cathederal, Jamaica Inn and Glastonbury. Only eleven hours on the road for our last day with one deviation to another autoroute due to an accident on the way.
So what was my overall impression of the experience?
The travel experience was not as enjoyable as my previous trip with the company in Scotland. But some of that comes from the differences in the people travelling with me. And as for England, perhaps a score of 7/10.
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