Post 12/20025 Cornwall UK. Sunday, a week ago yesterday, we joined the monthly fellowship walk of St Anta church. We walked around part of Penrose, near Helston and Porthleven. This National Trust property includes woods, farmland, parkland, walled garden, cliffs and beaches. The weather was ideal. The week proved a treasure of going to and fro.
Mike ((right) plans and leads the monthly fellowship walks sponsored by St Anta church. The April walk went around part of the Penrose Estate.
Monday
The street we take most often going to the grocery store or into St Ives. At the Stennack Surgery in St Ives. I went to the Stennack’s Minor Injury Unit to have a bruise and bump on my shin checked out. It happened while crossing a granite stile the week before. Antibiotics to the rescue, with instructions to keep active. I did as the nurse practitioner suggested–7.25 miles for the day. Doing well.
Tuesday
The St Ives branch line now has four cars taking passengers from the mainline at St Erth to Carbis Bay and St Ives. Takes about 10 minutes. We walked to Hayle for lunch at Sanders Fish and Chips–7.5 miles. Good food. Good walk. Good, good, good.Model of a mining engine house along Hayle’s harbour. Hayle was an Industrial Age manufacturing stronghold.Evening concert at Fore Street Methodist Church. The High Sheriff of Cornwall, Geraint Richards, presided. The music was wonderfully uplifting, as was the sheriff’s entertaining explanation of his attire and the ceremonial role he plays on behalf of King Charles III and the Duke of Cornwall, Prince William. The event proceeds were designated for St Julia’s Hospice.
Thursday
Fine day out with Steve and Marilyn to Carn Euny (remains of an Iron Age village settlement), Parish Church in Sancreed, St Just (lunch), Chapel Carn Brea (Neolithic burial site at the summit of the hill, remains of a 13th century chapel, and a brazier or fire basket used as a navigational light), Sennen Cove for a walk on the South West Coast Path toward Land’s End and an ice cream. Beautiful.
Entrance to a cave or fogu at Carn Euny. Sancreed church.Steve, Marilyn, Marty, me on Chapel Carn Brea, fire basket in background.Ruins of 13th century chapel on Chapel Carn Brea, site of the Hermitage Chapel of St Michael. Sennen Cove.Along the South West Coast Path above Sennen Cove.View of Chapel Carn Brea, the first hill in Cornwall from Land’s End.
Friday
Walk past Knills Monument to Polmanter Touring Park with a return stop at Costa Coffee / Tesco for tea and a few groceries.
Saturday
Coffee Morning at St Anta. Coffee or tea and cake and high-spirited conversation.
Sunday
Palm Sunday service at St Anta highlighted Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). Holy Week represents the most important calendar date for Christians to remember God’s ultimate gift of love, Jesus, whose suffering, death, Resurrection and reign remains freely offered.
14 April
To and fro. There and back. Back and forth. Isn’t hithering and thithering on foot and days out with friends a wonderful thing? Given a watchful eye to the weather, no dithering about it.
Thanks, Steve. You observe correctly. Crowds are rolling in for Easter weeks. We try to avoid going into St Ives. Enjoy watching the train nevertheless.
Hi John and Marty,
Always like hearing about your hithers and thithers! Hope you knee cap is on the mend. You always find very interesting places to explore. Yesterday was warm but today for my walk I had to put on my winter coat, hat, scarf and mitts.
Sanford told me he gave Grace a call. She is settled into an apartment on Erb street in Waterloo and gets two meals a day. Still has some unpacking to do. Willard is settled and it’s cozy for him. We are going up for Easter week end.
Looking forward to the next writing.
Happy Easter,
Kaye
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Thanks, John. Each week gives me reason to look up.
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Thanks, Marcia. Our sojourn here does wonders for spirit and soul.
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As always, I love these posts from Cornwall! Interesting to hear that the local two-car train line is now four cars!
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Thanks, Steve. You observe correctly. Crowds are rolling in for Easter weeks. We try to avoid going into St Ives. Enjoy watching the train nevertheless.
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Hi John and Marty,
Always like hearing about your hithers and thithers! Hope you knee cap is on the mend. You always find very interesting places to explore. Yesterday was warm but today for my walk I had to put on my winter coat, hat, scarf and mitts.
Sanford told me he gave Grace a call. She is settled into an apartment on Erb street in Waterloo and gets two meals a day. Still has some unpacking to do. Willard is settled and it’s cozy for him. We are going up for Easter week end.
Looking forward to the next writing.
Happy Easter,
Kaye
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