In the morning, we had breakfast with the Bray’s. They are so sweet and so kind to let us stay here with them and to feed us cereal and toast.
It was only sunny in the morning then it was rainy, windy and very cold all day long. Regardless of the weather, we decided to have a good time, so first while the weather was nice we went to a small hiking area by the ocean. It was a beautiful view of the green rolling hills, the aqua-colored ocean, and the water hitting the cliff rocks. We took several photos then sat down to enjoy the view. We read a chapter in Alma together and thought about all the beautiful creations of God. It was nice to just sit and relax as we enjoyed the view.
Next we went to the Poldark Mines. It was a great experience because neither of us had ever been to a mine before, and it was fun to see what it would have been like to work there. When the mine was in use, the workers would only have a small candle (which they had to buy from the mine owner) in order to see underground. At one point, the tour guide turned off all the lights and lit one of the candles to show us what it would have been like. We soon saw just how dark it really was with only a small candle.
We were pretty hungry at that point so we bought Cornish Pasty’s at a little shop close to St. Michael’s Mount. They were delicious but very hot and we both ended up burning our tongues. Apart from a burning mouth, we were freezing cold from the ocean breeze, but we had a great view of St. Michaels Mount despite the clouds. It’s a castle that is on its own tiny island just off the coast of Penzance in Cornwall. We took a small boat across the ocean to get there, but at low tide, you can walk across a stone path. The castle itself was really quite amazing, but we both wished there would have been more information describing all the history behind it. The views and interior were really fun to look at and take pictures of. It was fun to look out of a castle window and see the ocean waves hitting the rocks below. If I could live here I would! There wasn’t a lot of information concerning the history of the castle or the people who had lived there but the view was absolutely gorgeous! Of all the places we have visited, this is the place I would want to live the most.
It was raining pretty heavily and the wind was really strong by the time we were done at the castle, but we decided to visit Minack Theatre anyway. This theatre was built by a woman who had a love for play productions and operas. She hand carved stones, carried large beams of wood, and ended up constructing her own Roman-style theatre near her home. The most amazing part of this theatre is that the stage is on the edge of the cliff side overlooking the ocean. The audience not only has a wonderful view of the play but a breathtaking view of the ocean, sky, and cliff side. The theatre holds about 700 people, and as we looked around, we didn’t see a bad seat in the house; anywhere you sat had a good view. We took as many pictures and videos as we could before we nearly froze from the icy winds. As we went back inside they were closing up and we couldn’t order anything from the café, but we really wanted some hot chocolate. The nice lady told us it was closed but I must have looked really cold because she gave me a free cup anyways. 🙂
We drove to a few more places in the rain. First was Land’s End, which is the most westerly part of England. It normally is a popular tourist spot, but because of the weather, we think, there was like no one there and everything was closed down except some expensive restaurant. For the sake of saying we did it, we just had to go. We took a picture anyways but we were hoping to watch the sunset so it was kind of disappointing.
Next up was the merry maidens, which is a circle of stone statues… and I’m still not sure what they are for. Then we drove through a small part of Cornwall called Mousehole. The streets are absolutely tiny and you could only go one way for most of the roads between the shops and houses. If another car was coming you would have to back up the way you came until there was a spot for one of you to pass the other. Next, we drove to Penzance to grab a bite to eat, but we struggled to find a place that wasn’t Chinese or seafood, so we went to KFC.
Once we got back we visited with the Brays and they gave us sponge cake and bread with traditional cornish Clotted cream.
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