Our Trip to Cornwall - Part 1

Hi All,

Am sure you all have recovered from the holidays and enjoying the marvels of 2016. I am most definitely back into my routine and hence the short delay in writing about my trip to Cornwall.

Going back a few weeks, Christmas was just around the corner, we had just returned back from India after attending couple of weddings and slowly settling back into the routine of our day to day lives. We were just thinking about Christmas gifts for each other and were planning to get something small for each other to mark the occasion and do something around the house between Xmas and New Year.

Just as I was looking through the internet to find some gifts, got a message from my wife and she said, why don’t we go to Cornwall for 3 days and that will be our Xmas gift for each other. My first reaction was why don’t we put aside that money and use it for a trip to Europe later in the year. With a little bit of persuasion from my wife, I just said to myself to be impulsive and go ahead with the trip. One of the things I was told before booking the trip was that we are going to do this “V’s Style” which is go where the road takes us and explore rather than going with a defined itinerary. Looking back I can say it was one of the best decisions of my life.

On 29^th December early morning we set off for Cornwall and our first stop was going to be Land’s End. Although majority of our route was covered on highways, the beautiful scenery some of the country side routes had to offer simply took my breath away. After 5 hours of driving and 3 pit stops later we pulled into the car park of Land’s End. The breath taking view of the Atlantic Ocean and the sounds of waves crashing against the rocks and howling and chilling winds gave us the grand welcome.

As I was wondering the beauty of the place, we set up on for a walk on the beautiful trail along the ocean. Words cannot describe the marvellous sight as we continued on our walk. The majestic rocks standing tall, taking the battering of relentless waves day and night. Of course, one cannot come to such a beautiful place and not take some pictures to savour the memory.

 

We continued on with our walk and the gaining force of the winds announced of the impending arrival of the storm. It was time to slowly make our way back to the café at the visitors centre. The staff at the café were kind enough to offer us a seat by the window so we could continue to enjoy the amazing view of the ocean and enjoying the delicacies the place has to offer.

Savouring on some home cooked scones and clotted cream with a nice cup of warm tea, managed to read a bit of history about Land’s End: The mythical ‘Lost Land of Lyonesse’ is said to lie beneath the waves between Land’s End and the Isles of Scilly; according to legend, Lyonesse was a rich part of King Arthur’s realm which was drowned by the sea on a cataclysmically stormy night.

The day was coming to an end and it was time for us to take leave and head to St. Just. As we were pulling out of the car park, a stranded tourist waved us for help and requested if we could drop her off at the nearest bus stop to catch a bus to Penzance. Not willing to drop her off in an unfamiliar territory in the dark and rainy conditions, it was a simple decision for us to drop her off at Penzance.  

Day light was long gone and all we could do was drive around the city of Penzance and then St. Just. Though we were not able to enjoy those cities in day light, the drive along the narrow roads and the beautiful Xmas decorations of those small towns lifted our spirits. Our first day had drawn to a close as we retired at our hotel talking about the beautiful sights and making plans for the next day.