Mainly shopping...

A bright sunny morning greeted us on a day planned for shopping, interspersed with some visits to sites.

Newlyn was the first stop, to get some fresh fish for tea, but we were actually too early, and they hadn't got the stock ready for selling when we arrived there! So it was back to Penzance Tesco's for a greasy spoon breakfast. Newlyn will wait for another day.

The first site visit was a recce to Castallack, to try to determine a parking place for my attempt at finding Castallack Carn later in the week. A couple of dodgy possibilities presented themselves, but it will be tight! Climbing up from Lamorna, the Merry Maidens wasn't too far away, so we stopped for some photos with Gun Rith in the background.

Continuing on, we headed up to St Buryan, taking in the Chyoone Cross. On the way back to Drift I spotted the Pridden Stone from the road, and stopped a bit further on to see the Trelew Stone before heading back to Penzance and a stop at the bookshop...

Porthleven was next on the list, for some crafting materials. We then headed north for Redruth, stopping briefly at Wendron Nine Maidens. I've still not yet seen the Hangman's Barrow in this area. Another day perhaps.

In Redruth we visited another craft shop, and filled up with petrol, then traveled north-east to visit Presingoll Barns, where we grabbed a bite to eat. Then it was time to head back, stopping briefly at Portreath, where the tide was in further than I've seen it there on previous visits.

A pleasant drive along the coast road, through 'scattered showers' led us back to Hayle, and we decided to try to visit St Ives and the Pooh Bear shop there. Sadly, the town was full, and the car parks had no available space, so we continued on.

The weather was bright and dry, but with a biting wind as I walked up to Kerrow Well to see the (recently?) carved stone there - the antiquity of this stone is disputed.

Finally, a short stretch down the coast road, through Porthmeor, before turning inland again to head for home, stopping only to say hello to Lanyon Quoit.