Kite-Flying on Watergate Bay

My writer's cottage for a creative week spent in Cornwall, October 2018

Small Sea-cave at Mawgan Porth

Continuing my exploration of the coast around the writer's cottage I had rented for the week, I took a wander around Watergate Bay...

Watergate Bay

Watergate Bay

...and there I unfurled a small kite and cast it to the Cornish winds :)

My kite in the Cornish skies - its string
appearing here like a vapour-trail

Crows in the sky above Watergate Bay

Having communed with the elements, and the salt air having invigorated my spirits, it was time to head back to the cottage for the evening...

Sunset over Mawgan Porth

Sunset over Mawgan Porth

...and there to relax before a lovely, roaring, open fire.

Cornish Seaglass and Pottery

Bedruthan Steps

The coastline around Mawgan Porth, where our holiday cottage in Mawgan Porth was sited, is noted for its picturesque beauty, and so we decided to devote the next two days of our Cornish holiday devoted to exploring its clifftops and beaches. First up was the walk out to the Bedruthan Steps.

The large rocks outcrops that erupt from the beach here are named after the giant Bedruthan, who was said to have used the outcrops as stepping stones to cross the beach during high time.

The weather was a bit on the moody side but the poor lighting, with only the odd glint of sunshine, loaned a rather pleasant evocative atmosphere to the beach.

Roche Rock

I closed the first full day of my Cornish holiday with a visit to the fantastically dramatic ruins of St. Michael's Chapel. Set high on Roche Rock, there is a definite air of brooding isolation here and it came as surprise when I learned that the chapel was believed to have been home to a leper many, many moons ago.

The brooding Roch Rock and St. Michael's Chapel

Equally unsurprising, Roche Rock is also said to be haunted by the ghost of a tin miner, who has been heard tapping at the rocks with the ruins of the chapel.

Roche Rock was a foreboding site and was well worth the drive out to see it. Unfortunately, it was early evening by the time I reached the place and so I did not have the time to climb to the rock's summit. The atmosphere of the site was imposing, however, even when stood below the landmark. I have added a short video I took whilst there, to hopefully more fully convey the feel of the place. 

The Lost Gardens of Heligan

I had a little wander around The Lost Gardens of Heligan whilst staying in Cornwall a little while back.

It was a wonderful place to while away a few hours and whilst there I came across this great figure, created by Pete and Sue Hill.

I also filmed this little autumnal scene in the gardens, to remind me that, whilst Summer is definitely my preferred season of the year, Autumn has its own delights :)

Cornwall..

Regular visitors to my Pixie-Led site will have noticed that I recently spent a week down in Cornwall. It was lovely to get away from the rat-race and to recharge my batteries for a short while. And, as well as making good progress on my new novel whilst down there, I managed to visit a few intriguing and rather spectacular places too. After the long drive down to Mawgan Porth, however, my wife and I contented ourselves with just an evening's chill-out on the coast beneath the cottage we had rented for the week and we arrived just in time to watch the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean. Precious times...

19k words into Pixie-Led

19k words into Pixie-Led, despite this furry girl