Woke up to more of the same cloudy weather this morning but the Internet weather site promised clearer skies with some sunshine so we got ready and took a short drive to take a look at Lands End. Our trusty Rick Steves travel book had suggested that we bypass Land's End due to all the tacky tourist shops that surround the location. However, if we definitely wanted to go we should drive to Sennen Cove and go on a hilly one mile walk to Land's End. This is what we decided to do. Just before we arrived the sun started to come out. We started down a steep hill and turned a corner and the breathtaking Sennen Cove stretched out before us. It was a huge sandy bay with pounding surf. We drove into the tiny village and parked the car. We headed up the mile long trail that would end at the farthest point in the UK. It was a spectacular walk until we made it to Land's End. The place had all the charm of an amusement park. It even had a carousel. We quickly headed back the way we came and thoroughly enjoyed our time on the trail away from the crowds and tacky attractions. As the sun was still shining we decided to head to Mousehole to get some better pictures. The drive was a little stressful as we finally hit some twisty one lane roads. I had to back up once and on coming traffic had to back up twice before we made it into Mousehole and parked. Went to a local restaurant for lunch and had their specialty Newlyn crab sandwich and my bias is showing but I much prefer our Vancouver Dungeness crab. After lunch we toured the little village and I took pictures again that hopefully give it a little more life. Decided to go back to the Navy Inn for dinner again as it is just around the corner from our apartment. We both had their house specialty, country pies. Rita had the seafood pie and I had the pork and leek pie. They were excellent and I think we will make this our local as the Cornish beer here is excellent as well.
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