More Penwith sites

Very little was planned for today, other than a bit of shopping. We started off in St Ives, and had a pleasant walk around the town as the shops were getting ready to open. A friend of ours' mother has a shop in the town, so after a coffee, and a fruit smoothee on the harbour, we popped in to say hello. Then it was across to Penzance, as Mikki wanted to visit the new crafting shop there.

Earlier in the week, I'd checked out the parking at Castallack, so we drove down and I visited the stone on the Carn there for the first time. This would be difficult, if not impossible to find in high summer, as it is not visible from the path, and I imagine the bracken would quickly obliterate the trodden path through the bluebells that I took. The danger is heightened by the fact that a disused quarry is in the next field, but cannot be seen due to the thick undergrowth. Be warned!

We then took a quick diversion into Kerris for some photos for the Geograph web site before heading for Hayle (stopping to take a photo of a cross at Cockwells) for a pasty lunch and to check the phone number for tonight's choice of Restaurant to book a table (Thai Chef). A quick visit to a farm shop finished the travelling for today.