Favorite Corners - Cornwall
Cornwall was one place that wasn't on our original itinerary. We'd heard about it here and there, but it wasn't until our guesthouse owner in Malta raved about the beautiful scenery (and we were quite smitten with Malta's scenery at that point) that our curiosity grew. So, when we were ready to look for our final destination in the U.K., we figured why not! What's in Cornwall? Just the usual things...space age domes, a jaw-dropping cliff side theatre, intriguing little stone circles, oh yeah, and a ton of beautiful scenery.
This futuristic looking structure is one of two biomes located at the Eden Project and is perfectly climate controlled to house the largest rainforest in captivity.
No, we're not back in France at Mont-Saint-Michel. This is its aptly named sister abbey, Saint Michael's Mount. Unfortunately, the tide was in so we couldn't visit.
It only takes a few minutes on Newquay's walking paths to leave the town behind and be surrounded by cliffs and sea.
Giant waves and one daredevil bird.
One look at those rolling waves and it's obvious why Fistral Beach is a popular with the surfers.
Why build sandcastles when you can build Stonehenge!
The Bodmin Moor is a moody, mysterious landscape (we arrived in the rain) populated withstone abandoned buildings, stone circles and...
...a lot of woolly grazing sheep.
This small little piece of paradise is Porthcurno beach and actually reminded us a bit of Thailand's beaches (minus the Southeast Asian steamy heat).
With only cement and a screwdriver, Rowena Cade and her gardener built the open-air Minack Theatre on an outcrop in the cliffs.
The Minack Theatre still holds performances, and while we were visiting, there were actors rehearsing for the next show.
Finding Men an Tol was no easy feat. We took a long, twisty English back road to an unmarked turnoff (thank goodness for GPS), then left the car and continued on foot down a dirt road through farmland (avoiding a few tractors along the way), hopped over a ditch and through a gap in a stone wall.
St. Ives is known as one of the best little seaside towns in the U.K. with adorable shops and restaurants along the waterfront.
One more selfie at the end of the day in front of Truro's Cathedral.