Cornwall in September 2021 – Cape Cornwall and St Ives

Monday 20th September – St. Ives, Cornwall

Going to catch the bus to St Ives was interesting, as after asking folks in the pub, we told to go up to the main road and the bus stop is there. The reality was slightly different and we had to walk over a 100 yards along the main road. There is no footpath and once at the bus stop we were having to stand on the road as we waited. Even with a 30 mph limit we were pretty uncomfortable being so exposed to traffic,

The bus stop can just be seen and is where the car is passing! The bus was an open top tourist bus that went backwards and forwards from the local tourist spots in Cornwall of Penzance, Lands End and  St Ives. We were lucky enough to get two seats up top.

The road to St Ives was in most places narrow and some places so narrow that cars coming the other way had to back up. The bus passed through several farms, their buildings clustered around the road, often with sharp right angle bends. All in all I was pleased not to having to drive along the road.

Once in St Ives the bus had to make a sharp right turn to climb up to the railway station. This was made difficult by the cars coming down the hill. Above the railway station offered a great view across the harbour of St Ives.

The streets were busy with both cars and lots of people as walked back down the hill and into the town proper.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively

Bob Marley

Market Place Tea Rooms

The bus journey into St Ives had taken quite a while and as it was now nearly noon we stopped at this tea room for a drink that became drinks and scones.

While we waited I took images with my iPhone through the window, for example:

Then I used apps on my iPhone to edit one of the images.

Around the harbour

We turned left from the tea rooms and walked down to the harbour. I was surprised that over half of the art galleries were closed on a Monday so my art browsing was somewhat limited!

The Union Inn

This pub served an excellent hot lunch and we took our time to have a good rest>

We walked back to the bus stop above the railway station through the crowds along the harbour wall.

Looking down into the harbour the tide had turned and where we had walked across was now covered by the sea.

Crown Mine wheelhouses at sunset

I took the opportunity of no rain to walk back to the wheelhouses at 7 pm. Down at the cliff opposite, I set up my tripod. Behind me a guy was running down the steep hill, tripped and then rolled the last 15 or so feet to me. He then ran across the narrow gap opposite to my position to get the best views! I had already decided that staying on the main cliff was the better option – hope his picture turned out ok. And thankfully he didn’t trip up again.