Category: United Kingdom
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Godrevy
Godrevy, an accident we discovered by pointing at the stretch of green on a map. A detour on a drive home. White sand, stretching forever in all directions. Water warm to touch. Mussels on moss covered stones. Sand dunes. Surfers. Sun and not wanting to leave. ___ Day 4, Cornwall Trip Our last morning…
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Penzance
Penzance is quirky, fresh, old, loved. Pirate flags and old, dark pubs. Seafood shacks. A long beach walk. Hydrangeas bigger than my head. Pirates, pirate flags. The sound of seagulls through the windows when I wake up in the morning. ___ The first thing I noticed about our weekend home in Penzance was the…
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Zennor
The magic of Cornwall is this: the not needing to be anywhere. Losing yourself, losing time. Content doing nothing. A real escape from reality. Timelessness and all time, collide. And that is what it is to be in Zennor. ___ The drive to Zennor was gorgeous. All along the sea, across giant open green…
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Carbis Bay
Bright blue, bright hydrangeas, bright color, everywhere. The vibe is Mediterranean summer. The mood is Cape Cod beach vacation. It’s fresh. It’s wide open and packed. This is, in spite of everything my senses communicate to me, England. ___ Day 3, Cornwall Trip It was only early afternoon when we decided to leave St…
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St Ives
St Ives is blue, blue, warm, every shade of blue and light, quietly, knowingly waiting under the sun. ___ Day 3, Cornwall Trip It was a twenty minute drive across the peninsula for us from Penzance to St Ives. We parked high on a hill just outside of the main village, it was so…
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Lizard
Lizard, like a picture of Southeast Asia. Maybe Italy. Green and blue and black sand. Soft grey light. Not England, in England. Flowers, everywhere. Purple, yellow, white. Butterflies, cows, the most violent foam waves crashing into the cliffs. It’s all wild and wonderful. Beautiful. Free. ___ Day 2, Cornwall Trip A day exploring the The Lizard…
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