We had another glorious day of soft sunny weather. Early we went down to the beach at Down Derry and had an explore of the rock pools below the cliff. The water is remarkably clear although the beach consists of a very soft grey sand and pebbles. The picture of Katherine with her reflection in the pools shows just how clear it was – don’t be deceived by the red beanie – Katherine was wearing it as a fashion statement not because she was cold.
We then went to Looe. Wow – a Cornish fishing village set on the side of a tidal river. The narrow streets wind heir way back from the quay, which was a bustle of fish markets and holiday makers, mostly English, catching crabs. We had a wander and then sampled some authentic Cornish pasties for lunch. These were nothing like the hard-crusted, bland-flavoured pasties sold in Australia. They had an exquisite soft pastry and were filled with a meat, potato and onion mixture that was just divine. We finished off with some Cornish ice-cream made with traditional Cornish clotted cream – yum!!
After that the girls were keen to go to the beach – such as it was – at Seaton, although Susanna had warned them the water would be very cold. There were quite a few holiday makers on the beach. Ross explained that most came from the hills just behind the sea in the district. These holiday camps are basically set up by farmers in a field or two where people stay in cabins or bring their own caravans or tents. They have activity rooms and hold entertainment at night. During the day if it is fine everyone dries down to the beaches like that at Seaton. The sea was very calm – more like a river or lake – and very cold, but the girls had a great time I noticed that not too many of the people were swimming – most just stayed sun baking on the beach. The Brits haven’t got a clue about the sun – not a sign of a hat or sunscreen anywhere but plenty of leathery, brown-skinned pensioners.
Carlene
We then went to Looe. Wow – a Cornish fishing village set on the side of a tidal river. The narrow streets wind heir way back from the quay, which was a bustle of fish markets and holiday makers, mostly English, catching crabs. We had a wander and then sampled some authentic Cornish pasties for lunch. These were nothing like the hard-crusted, bland-flavoured pasties sold in Australia. They had an exquisite soft pastry and were filled with a meat, potato and onion mixture that was just divine. We finished off with some Cornish ice-cream made with traditional Cornish clotted cream – yum!!
After that the girls were keen to go to the beach – such as it was – at Seaton, although Susanna had warned them the water would be very cold. There were quite a few holiday makers on the beach. Ross explained that most came from the hills just behind the sea in the district. These holiday camps are basically set up by farmers in a field or two where people stay in cabins or bring their own caravans or tents. They have activity rooms and hold entertainment at night. During the day if it is fine everyone dries down to the beaches like that at Seaton. The sea was very calm – more like a river or lake – and very cold, but the girls had a great time I noticed that not too many of the people were swimming – most just stayed sun baking on the beach. The Brits haven’t got a clue about the sun – not a sign of a hat or sunscreen anywhere but plenty of leathery, brown-skinned pensioners.
Carlene
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