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Of course Paul’s deep knowledge of the region, its flora and its beauties – and not to forget his patience and his humor – have made me feel like it all was too short. As a result, my eyes and my brain are full of new images and new knowledge.
– Jean-Claude B, Switzerland.
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Days Out and Walking Holidays in Cornwall
Low tide scrambling. The Cornwall coast is a new land.
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le dimanche 4 septembre 2011 09:25
Very low tides mean scrambling! Very low tides mean you can see the Cornish landscape from an unusual angle where the sea floor is revealed and a different vista can be enjoyed. Caves can be explored, geology viewed close up that might not be exposed further up on the Coast Path. New beaches are yours to run about on whilst islands, so often out of reach can be accessed and conquered.
Low tide coastline becomes a new playground for walkers.
The shape of topiary in the Mendips
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le jeudi 18 août 2011 07:56
This topiary was seen on a walk in the Mendips when I was up there recently with the family. Now call me old fashioned but am I missing something here or are these topiary shapes, well you know, rather obvious?
Colours and moods whilst walking in Cornwall
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le dimanche 7 août 2011 08:13
The moods and colours of the landscape in Cornwall vary from day to day and I feel are more intensive in this county than elsewhere. It has a lot to do with the light and the fact that Cornwall is a stick of rock out in the Atlantic surrounded by the vast expanse of sea, which affects the light particles. The schools of painters that have made Cornwall their home understood this.
walkitcornwall and Cornwall Air Ambulance sponsorship
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- Créé le samedi 11 juin 2011 10:37
What have doctors, dentists, car breakdown services and Cornwall Air Ambulance Service got in common? You see them once, give them money and hopefully never see them again.
What the devil's going on? Is it a frying pan or what?
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le mardi 19 juillet 2011 15:03
We contemplated the name, the Devil’s Frying Pan near Cadgwith on the Lizard peninsula, because I mistakenly called it the Devil’s Punchbowl, after the so named place in Surrey. Well obviously it was something kitchen related. So where in the UK is the Devils Fondue Set, I wonder?
Economic value of nature: National Ecosystem Assessment
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le vendredi 3 juin 2011 08:26
The arrogance of mankind.
Two articles caught my eye this morning. The first was that Christiana Figueres of the UN has said that we should limit climate change to 1.5 degrees C. This has “shocked” certain developed nations who want it to remain at 2 degrees as it was agreed last year unilaterally at Cancun, Mexico. The second story involves putting a value on nature under the National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA).
Colours, laughter and 13 is not an unlucky number.
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le vendredi 8 juillet 2011 07:56
This week was full of international stories, lots of laughter and practical jokes, slating and all round tomfoolery by all. Turning strangers into great friends takes some doing in such a short space of time. But this is Cornwall and the shared experience; beautiful views and journeys make it so easy. Walkers tend to be giving, open, like-minded creatures. So why am I constantly surprised that all went well?
The solitude of walking. Walking as a small group.
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le samedi 21 mai 2011 09:56
You can fall in love with the Cornwall landscape over and over again. As much as group dynamics and interaction might be important for some the solitude of being immersed in this unique county alone brings its own rich rewards. Whether we go walking with 14 people like a few weeks ago (see the blog above) or with one person like it was this week the effect on ones wellbeing is immeasurable.
Walking holiday in Cornwall A week in June 2011
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le lundi 27 juin 2011 16:16
A multicultural meeting of minds (and legs). And one hen pecked guide (yeah right).
The week promised and delivered good weather which lifted spirits, enhanced colours and brought the best out of people. The drab moods of Monday gave way to enthusiasm and joy at the aquamarines and mauves of the Camel estuary. I’ve never seen such blues, greens and colours which I have no names for but they assaulted my retinas with such severity. Blessed, we were.
Walking holiday in Cornwall May 9th-13th 2011
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- Créé le samedi 14 mai 2011 22:50
It’s a back-to-back walking week, in fact the third week in a row and we are still awaiting a heavy downpour. Oh, I spoke too soon. Monday morning it fell down as we headed to Portreath. But ten minutes of delaying tactics in the van, chatting about the symbols of Cornwall and the reintroduction of the Chough and the clouds cleared, the rain stopped and off we went on our first of five days of walking. Not a drop of rain for the next four and a half days with the wind veering from the south to the north west by Friday.
Falmouth town walk every sunday 5pm
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le lundi 13 juin 2011 08:48
It does what it says on the side of the tin.
Confused? Read the poster and come on down for 90 minutes of fun, stories and possibly an insight into the DNA of Falmouth.
Add your own anecdotes, yarns and urban myth. All are welcome.
Budock Vean Hotel walking break 2011
- Catégorie : blog
- Créé le vendredi 6 mai 2011 06:41
It’s our fifth year leading the walking break at the Budock Vean Hotel. 14 guests this year. Unbelievably some people are back for the fifth time. Are they waiting for us to get it right? Or are they actually enthusiastic about our walks? We have changed the format this year in that we are taken 7 miles away from the hotel and then we force our guests to walk back with our principal guide and owner of walkitcornwall Paul Simmons.
Plus d'articles...
- Walking holiday in Cornwall April 2011
- Geology on the Lizard - A french school visit.
- A call to arms, sorry legs.... and feet
- When life flashes past mine eyes, what colours they shall be.
- The pure joy of walking. Bedruthan Steps on a low spring tide.
- Holywell Bay and our fave cave on a walking holiday
- Cornwall Wildlife Trust's awesome enthusiasm for nature
- Little White Alice eco holiday self catering cottages in Cornwall
- Birch bark canoe at National Maritime Museum Falmouth
- Grand piano found on Miami Beach. Musician confesses.
- The St Michael's Hotel press walkitcornwall tour of Cornwall
- Amazing blue tit photos. A robin, a great tit and a song thrush too.