St. Michael's

Touring around with Mark today and seeing more of the Cornish coast. The countryside is just amazing around here. The grass has an intense vibrant green color, and there are beautiful tin mines dotting the hills, which look like old ruined churches.

Walked through St. Ives, which is a cute village (a bit like a British seaside La Conner), where people used to be very short.

Then on to St. Michael's Mount, which is a former medieval monastery on an island (and has since been occupied by the same family since 1647). You can walk to it from the mainland at low tide but have to take a boat back at high tide.

Also drove through Penzance and saw Land's End (well, from a distance. You evidently can't set foot near without paying an admission fee).

All of the roads here are lined with hedgerows, which means you are driving around in a really pretty maze all the time. I found myself thinking from time to time, "if I could see over the hedgerows, there would be a gorgeous view of the ocean here". Mark said it reminded him of driving through the labyrinth in "The Shining".

Had my first fish and chips with mushy peas of the trip, which was tasty. Mark also convinced me to get some Cornish clotted cream on my ice cream cone which he really talked up but turns out is basically just butter - mmm mmm! I'm still recovering.

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