January at Poldhu Cove: Part 3

A straightforward day: bus from just down the road to Porthleven (change at Helston) and then walk back along the coastal footpath to the cottage. We clocked up 6 miles but it didn't seem like that as, although it was a bit up and downy, it was relatively gentle. The weather was reasonable: a little mizzle every now and again although the visibility was good all the way and we enjoyed the seascapes that only Cornwall can offer. Hooray, another few miles of the Cornish Coastal Footpath completed and probably only 100 more to go before we've done it all.

Unusual sign for the toilet at Poldhu Cove, apparently reserved for ladies and babies with disarticulated hips. Maybe they get a lot of them down these parts? They also get a lot of dogs: so much so that we wondered whether we were holidaying at the same time as the UK Dog Walkers Convocation.

Let's give a cheer for the free travel on buses for people over a certain age. Long may it continue - but it probably won't.

 

The destruction of the harbour at Porthleven afforded some dramatic TV images during the storms we had early last year. They still haven't completed all of the reconstruction.

And lest we think that storms are a recent happening, here's a sober reminder of an event in 1979.

A couple of miles along the coast and we come to Gunwalloe fishing cove.

We were last here in January 2010 but the weather was a little different then!

And who is this, do I hear you say? This is St Winwaloe, who came to Cornwall in the 6th century from Brittany and whose statue is right next to the entrance of his patronymic church..........



.......St Winwaloe's in Church Cove, also known as the Church of the Storms. Its position is unique, being right on the beach and separated from the sea by wall and a relatively narrow strip of pebbles. An interesting interior but we couldn't really poke around as they were just about to hold a service - all two of them, including the priest.



And what better place to end a walk than a café on the beach?



And watching the ever-changing sea and sky?