Cornwell & Devon....

Blogging has been a bit slow on this trip as it's been hard to find internet access that enabled easy uploading of photos & what is a blog entry without photos????
Initially we arrived in London, hired a car & travelled to Cornwell via Somerset. We spent a week based in the quaint town of Fowey on Cornwell's south coast. In spite of almost constant rain we enjoyed our travels around Cornwell & Devon.

Fowey is an old fishing village with steep narrow streets leading from the cliff top down to the fishing cove. The streets are barely wide enough for a single car, so it was a case of pedestrians jumping into door ways or any available space to allow cars to pass

Our cottage was located on the cliff top, so.......depending on our daily perspective / mood the steep streets provided good exercise or a real challenge!!

In its early days Fowey was a fishing village but these days it has reinvented itself as a popular holiday destination.

You can probably appreciate the steep walk from the water front to the cliff top!

These are the steps leading from the road to our cottage. There are numerous steeps around the village & these are called as "Steep Steps" - and, how appropriate!!

The streets, houses & gardens of Fowey.....................

We also spent some time exploring Devon, specifically the Dartmoor area which was home to ancestors of mine who came to Australia in the 1850's. Buckfastleigh was the birth place of my great, great grandparents - these are the ruins of Holy Trinity Church where my ancestors would no doubt have worshipped & the surrounding cemetry is the final resting place of some....

My great grandmother, Kathleen Chaffe, was born in Princeton which is located in the middle of the inhospitable Dartmoor moors. This town is also home to the infamous Dartmoor Prison which still operates as a corrective centre to this day.

On a lighter note, we visited Port Isaac, a quaint village on Cornwell's north coast. It's claim to fame is that it was location for the filming of Doc Martin. Fans of this delightful program will recognised Doc's home, the school & the harbour..........

We bid farewell to Fowey & Cornwell & headed for London via Salisbury.

More about London soon, so stay posted!! Until the next post, K & R........

PS: The last few days in London have provided fine weather & some promise of sunshine!!