The ASDA clerk’s description of the Flora Dances in Helston being an all-day affair was true enough, but not precise: There are four dances, from 7 am to 5 pm. Today we attempted to visit, about the time of the noon dance. So did most of Cornwall. The lots were full and branch streets had… Continue reading Cornwall, 7 May: Lizard
Tag: Rivers, lakes, & seas
On to Hereford, 4 May
Our route to Hereford (NB: the word has three syllables, not two like the town in Texas) had its charms, despite being on major highways. Hereford is on the river Wye, and getting there we weaved through Wales, stopping for a break and language lessons from a Sainsbury’s: From Shropshire into Herefordshire, the air was… Continue reading On to Hereford, 4 May
Black Isle, 2 May
Another easy day, with a drive around the Black Isle. Drumsmittal School is on the southern tip of Black Isle (which is actually a peninsula) and surrounded by idyllic countryside. We headed out to Cromarty, on the north coast, hoping to see the porpoises that are reputed to play off its shores. Once again, not… Continue reading Black Isle, 2 May
Oban to Inverness, 30 April
Well fortified with a full Scottish Breakfast, we set out for Inverness, traveling along the Great Boundary Fault, which separates the northern Highlands from the rest of Scotland. The drive through the Glencoe Valley and beyond was a particularly lovely one, despite the rain, which limited our ability to stop and record it. Perhaps another… Continue reading Oban to Inverness, 30 April
Day tour of Mull and Iona
Ferries run several times daily back and forth from the islands and Oban. Buses of tourists cross Mull, traveling from one port to the next. Both conveyances also carry older schoolchildren to Oban and back once a week, because of a lack of secondary schools on Mull and Iona. Indeed, everything and everyone on the… Continue reading Day tour of Mull and Iona