Day 10, Saturday, May 5, 2018
Part 1, Zennor
We drove from Fowey to the north coast of Cornwall again, to the village of Zennor, west of St Ives. We walked along the Southwest Coast Path, down one canyon, across the stream, and up the next bluff. The great views were limited by cloud cover, though we enjoyed seeing the flowers and a waterfall.
Foggy views
Crossing the stream
Pendour Cove
Foggy lunch spot
Flowers on the path back to Zennor.
Giant Gunnera manicata – a Brazilian plant brought to the UK in the 1860s.
Red campion and scilla
Rock stile
Primroses
St Senara’s Church, Zennor
Our walk
We were disappointed about the cloud clover, as this is supposed to be a particularly spectacular coastline.
Part 2, Lizard
On a tip from other hikers we cut our Zennor hike short and drove to Lizard on the south coast and found Cornwall! Sunny blue skies, craggy cliffs, wildflowers, sparkling seas. Lizard is the southernmost point of the mainland of Great Britain, and is a popular tourist location, with cafes, small shops, and a lighthouse. We enjoyed the sun and the views as we walked along the cliffside paths.
We walked cliffside paths to the west, then east of Lizard Point.
Cornwall! First view of the flowering cliffs west of Lizard Point.
Flowering hedgerows and cows just above the cliffs
The old life boat station at Lizard Point
Steep flowered cliffs
Cliffs and ocean views
Garden path through Pistil Meadow
Shingled cove
Cliffs to the west
Looking toward Pentreath and Kynance
Holsear Cove
Lizard Lighthouse in the middle distance
After walking along the cliffs to the west, we returned to Lizard Point and looked at the old life boat station in Polpeor Cove.
Polpeor Cove with lifeboat station; Lizard Lighthouse in the distance
We continued walking east toward the lighthouse above Poltream Cove
Lizard Lighthouse
Looking back at Lizard Point.
The trail turned north to take in views to the east across Housel Bay.
Across the bay is a house where Marconi set up one of the first wireless telegraph (radio) stations in 1900, transmitting signals to the Isle of Wight, 180 miles away.
Red campion
I found a bench here and just sat for a while, admiring all the colors of the ocean water: purple – indigo – turquoise – teal – marine – navy – chartreuse.
This is a place I hope to return to someday.
Margaret Quilts 