A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. -English proverb
Up at 7:30 am to have a delicious java, treating myself to a "perfect spalash of indulgence", Single fresh cream by Sainsbury's, Dear Reader. usy day todaya s we are off to St Michael's Mount (Cornish: Karrek Loos yn Koos, meaning "grey rock in the woods", also known colloquially by locals as simply the Mount) is a tidal island 366 metres (400 yards) off the Mount's Bay coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parish and is united with the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water.
Up at 7:30 am to javanate and scribe. Cora Lee printed a few more travel documents and by the time we had had a late breakfast it was just before noon that we set out for Marazion. Gudrun had suggested we take the secondary roads and lanes around Hayle to avoid the typically long traffic queues at the A30 roundabout there. Great suggestion and we not only avoided the maddening, time-sonsuming traffic jams but also enjoyed seeing a bit more of the lovely landscape with its charming villages.
Once in Marazion we had to park in the over-flow lot of the over-flow lot as place was packed. Walk along marvellous sand beach to where we would catch a small, open, 12 passenger, (£2 each), ferry. Could see line-up from quite a distance but once there it moved very quickly and we were soon on the tidal island. What a magnificent setting, what a fairy tale structure. Using G's/D's NT memberships we brazened our way through and were soon climbing up the considerable, rough cobblestone path to the castle itself. Stupendous views of Marizion and the hills and farmland beyond as well as Penzance across the bay.
Castle itself was very interesting as it is still inhabited by the family, St Aubyn, whose ancestors have owned it since the 17th century. This being the case, it has a wonderful feel even thought the rooms accessible to the public are not the family's living quarters. They occupy the Victorian addition below the public galleries. The church was built on the summit of the island after the Norman invasion, when St Michael's Mount was granted to the Benedictine Abbey of Mont St MIchel in France. After touring the various galleries, (Chevy Chase Room, Garrison Room), and gazing from the parapets we mad our way back down the fairly steep slope to take in the truly magnificent gardens, the East & West Terraces and Walled Gardens.
The tide was out sufficiently, by 4:00 pm, to allow those who wished to return by foot, following the ancient causeway back to Marazion. I did just this while Cora Lee took boat. Didn't take as long to walk back as it had been waiting for ferry earlier! Joined her on the sand beach and we made our way back to the car. Had to be home in time to get ready for our dinner guests and once we were back on the A 30 we whizzed along arriving at Sydney House a few minuted before 5:00 pm.
Gudrun/Stefano/Tomasino-Tomasio
Skinner's Betty Stoggs, 4%, Queen of Cornish Ales, Newham, Truro, brewed with Cornish barley, CAMRA Championship Best Bitter Of GB Winner
Keltek Brewery King Premium Bitter, 5.1%, Gardrew, Redruth, SIBA National Brewery
Competition
Camel Valley , 2012 Bacchus Dry, 13%
2011 Gigondas, 14%, bottled for Sainsbury's by Gabriel Mefre, Négociant-Éleveur Á Gigondas
2012 Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Languedoc, 14%, for Sainsbury's by DPM, Pézenas, Jean-Claude Mas, WInemaker
Dinner:
Cheese and crackers on patio while coals were started
BBQ's suasages and chicken, Feta kartofellage, corn-on-the-cob, tomatoe/mozzarella/basil salad, in kitchen dining room; dessert of fresh blueberries over vanilla ice-cream over mini-pavlova meringues back on patio enjoying dying embers.
Fond farewells to G/S/T
Cora Lee fussed with call to Revenue Canada. I called back and managed to find a helpful bureaucrat but Coriandre was mad at me for helping as it was only through blind luck that I'd chanced upon someone who could redirect her funds which had somehow found their way into an incorrect account, over three months ago, and she had been trying ever since to resolve issue and kept getting the run-around form RBC and RC! You lose some and lose some with the Sisterhood! Dishwasher loaded, to bed to read for a bit as it was only 10:30 pm by the time I picked up my book.
Wayne Sutherland The Social Insurance number that Corrine is looking for is Chloe's
Up at 7:30 am to javanate and scribe. Cora Lee printed a few more travel documents and by the time we had had a late breakfast it was just before noon that we set out for Marazion. Gudrun had suggested we take the secondary roads and lanes around Hayle to avoid the typically long traffic queues at the A30 roundabout there. Great suggestion and we not only avoided the maddening, time-sonsuming traffic jams but also enjoyed seeing a bit more of the lovely landscape with its charming villages.
Once in Marazion we had to park in the over-flow lot of the over-flow lot as place was packed. Walk along marvellous sand beach to where we would catch a small, open, 12 passenger, (£2 each), ferry. Could see line-up from quite a distance but once there it moved very quickly and we were soon on the tidal island. What a magnificent setting, what a fairy tale structure. Using G's/D's NT memberships we brazened our way through and were soon climbing up the considerable, rough cobblestone path to the castle itself. Stupendous views of Marizion and the hills and farmland beyond as well as Penzance across the bay.
Castle itself was very interesting as it is still inhabited by the family, St Aubyn, whose ancestors have owned it since the 17th century. This being the case, it has a wonderful feel even thought the rooms accessible to the public are not the family's living quarters. They occupy the Victorian addition below the public galleries. The church was built on the summit of the island after the Norman invasion, when St Michael's Mount was granted to the Benedictine Abbey of Mont St MIchel in France. After touring the various galleries, (Chevy Chase Room, Garrison Room), and gazing from the parapets we mad our way back down the fairly steep slope to take in the truly magnificent gardens, the East & West Terraces and Walled Gardens.
The tide was out sufficiently, by 4:00 pm, to allow those who wished to return by foot, following the ancient causeway back to Marazion. I did just this while Cora Lee took boat. Didn't take as long to walk back as it had been waiting for ferry earlier! Joined her on the sand beach and we made our way back to the car. Had to be home in time to get ready for our dinner guests and once we were back on the A 30 we whizzed along arriving at Sydney House a few minuted before 5:00 pm.
Gudrun/Stefano/Tomasino-Tomasio
Skinner's Betty Stoggs, 4%, Queen of Cornish Ales, Newham, Truro, brewed with Cornish barley, CAMRA Championship Best Bitter Of GB Winner
Keltek Brewery King Premium Bitter, 5.1%, Gardrew, Redruth, SIBA National Brewery
Competition
Camel Valley , 2012 Bacchus Dry, 13%
2011 Gigondas, 14%, bottled for Sainsbury's by Gabriel Mefre, Négociant-Éleveur Á Gigondas
2012 Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Languedoc, 14%, for Sainsbury's by DPM, Pézenas, Jean-Claude Mas, WInemaker
Dinner:
Cheese and crackers on patio while coals were started
BBQ's suasages and chicken, Feta kartofellage, corn-on-the-cob, tomatoe/mozzarella/basil salad, in kitchen dining room; dessert of fresh blueberries over vanilla ice-cream over mini-pavlova meringues back on patio enjoying dying embers.
Fond farewells to G/S/T
Cora Lee fussed with call to Revenue Canada. I called back and managed to find a helpful bureaucrat but Coriandre was mad at me for helping as it was only through blind luck that I'd chanced upon someone who could redirect her funds which had somehow found their way into an incorrect account, over three months ago, and she had been trying ever since to resolve issue and kept getting the run-around form RBC and RC! You lose some and lose some with the Sisterhood! Dishwasher loaded, to bed to read for a bit as it was only 10:30 pm by the time I picked up my book.
Hi Patrice,
Wonderful descriptive of your adventures.. most enjoyable!. Sounds
like you are having a fantastic time and I’m very happy for you. So nice
that Ayn could get over to see you as I know it’s always more fun when
sharing it with family or friends.
All is well here, I took the week off of the show to catch up on
some other things and spend some time at the cabin starting later today.
The rain is falling now but it is supposed to clear and be a nice
weekend . We are hoping that the wetness will put
a damper on the fire ban which has been lifted province wide but
remains in effect in the valley due to local dry conditions up until
now..
We also went on a family shopping trip down to the U.S. on Monday
afternoon and stayed over in Mount Vernon. We had a really nice time as
we all found some great bargains on new clothing etc and finished the
evening with a very nice meal at the Olive Garden.
One small Snafu is that we then went looking for our Motel in Mount
Vernon which is as you know right beside Burlington where we had been
shopping and had trouble finding it. I stopped at a gas station and
asked the attendant if he knew where it was holding
our confirmation paper out for him to look at. He said oh yes you just
go back towards downtown and then left for a mile, and then right and
you’ll see it. It sounded quite simple and so we headed off but as we
drove along I couldn’t see the street that the
Motel was supposed to be on. Finally we took a turn and we saw the Days
in where we had reserved a room.
Colleen got out and went into the lobby while I waited in the car ,
it seemed to take a long time and I began to wonder what was going on.
After a while she came out looking a bit annoyed and said she had booked
a room through Expedia in mount Vernon Illinois!!.
Fortunately they had a room available and we got our stuff and headed
in where we found a nice room with very comfortable beds. We emailed
Expedia as the website was misleading in that the Mount Vernon Illinois
location was lumped together with other Mount
Vernon , Washington motels and anyone could have made the mistake. So
far we have not heard back from them so I guess we will give them a
call.
One exciting purchase I made was a Go-pro camera which, Not sure if
you are familiar is an incredible versatile digital camera that has
turned the photography industry on it’s head and probably fuelled a
large percentage of thrilling you tube films, especially
in the sports realm .
It has so many options for filming and can be mounted on anything
as it’s small and lightweight and 100% waterproof!. I also spent and
hour and a half at the local Hobby store yesterday as i had an old
remote control speedboat languishing in the cupboard
upstairs that I had purchased at a set sale in 1997! . I thought it
would be fun to use in the lake at the cabin and elsewhere as well as
get involved with the kids doing something other than sitting in front
of a computer. I have my eyes on a remote control
Jeep as well but thought I would start with the boat. I want to mount
the Go-pro on these for some fun film segments maybe running down some
unsuspecting victims, perhaps dress up the truck as a rabid racoon or
something and give chase!.
Give our love to the family and we’ll talk soon. Al
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