Having once again done the quick breakfast, we headed out to Cheddar in the morning rush hour. Traffic leaving Bristol was difficult and BB took us a new route only for us to discover that she ended up taking us by the Airport and we knew a quicker route with less construction so we learned something new.
We arrived in Cheddar to find the town quiet and just opening to the morning sun.
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| From 2008-0918 Cheddar |
We shopped a little and finished our cheese purchases just as the buses arrived. Considering ourselves lucky, we opted to stop for scones and cakes and tea at the Wishing Well Tea House across the street.
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| From 2008-0918 Cheddar |
About the time that we finished, we noticed that there were quite a bit of people coming in and so we opted to take our leave. Besides we had a long road ahead of us down to Cornwall and Lands End. Along the way we had also planned a few stops so we needed to get going to make the closing times.
We were close enough, we decided to side trip to Midges leather. David and I just wanted to take a look to see what they had in stock. Um, it's a warehouse .. I'm not kidding . . I've never seen so much leather in one place at one time just waiting to be used for something. To show us quality and size he took out one hide and unrolled it and then selected a second so we could compare and then told us to take a look around. As he started to pick up the hides he'd rolled out to show us I told David I thought that first one would make good leggings . . so we bought it. So much for just looking.
First stop as we got into the Cornwall area was Restormel castle. I'd seen this castle in our England Aerial views book and thought it looked interesting as well as mostly intact. I wasn't disappointed.
Next stop was Eden Project. We arrived in enough time to view the site, but we reviewed the cost and decided against it. Cost was 15 pounds per person and it just didn't seem worthwhile. So we opted to see what we could of the overview of the site. The parking lots had lots of trees and so it made it difficult seeing the site itself. To get a few photos, David got up on the railings and I attempted to steady him so he wouldn't fall.
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| From Eden Project |
Upon returning to the parking lot, however, David and I ran across a bike path and that got us a good viewpoint.
We arrived in St. Ives at our hotel, The Atlantic Hotel,
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| From Lands End |
and got settled . We had an Atlantic ocean view and that included a light house and so we were pleased with the room.
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| From Lands End |
Having gotten settled, it was time to get some dinner. We opted to go into Penzance so we could see some sites and get some food. David found a place founded in 1834 that he just had to try and so we went in.
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| From Lands End |
The interior was all decorated like a big ol ship so it was kind of fun, albeit a little dark.
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| From Lands End |
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| From Lands End |
The menu was a little limited (to just seafood, who would have thought?) and so we enjoyed fish & chips, prawns, shrimp, etc. Then it was time to return to our hotel for some rest as we had Lands End to actually see tomorrow!
One final thought, although the room itself was quite spacious
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| From Lands End |
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| From Lands End |
we all got a giggle out of the size of the bathroom which I think was once a closet that they converted into a water closet. To give you a size parameter, the room was only as wide as the shower cubicle,
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| From Lands End |
the toilet was in the opposite end, and the sink was just inside the door you walked into the room at.
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| From Lands End |
But everything was clean, well decorated, and fresh so it was just one of those funny thoughts you run across while travelling.
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