From Par Sands Beach to Land's End and and Charlestown

We had so much fun with Bella in Luxulyan, Cornwall. One of our favorite walks with Bella was at Par Sands Beach. We visited at different times of the day and in all kinds of weather. It was one of the most beautiful spots we've seen, and we've seen some of the most beautiful in the United Kingdom. Bella is a fanatic ball retriever and she can run forever.

Our wellies have certainly come in handy. Our feet were nice and dry and most times warm.

Chuck and I couldn't leave Cornwall without visiting Land's End. We did choose a good day to visit: the tourist concessions were closing for the season the next day. It was a great day. The weather cooperated; there was a little sun and a few clouds and a bit cool but a great day for walking. We also enjoyed a traditional Cornish pasty with a cup of coffee. It was truly a good day.

We also made a couple of trips to Plymouth. Plymouth is not in Cornwall but is in Devon, just over the border from Cornwall. We originally made the trip to ship back another suitcase full of our charity shop treasures and clothes we no longer needed. While we were there on that mission, we did some exploring. Plymouth was well worth the visit. 

A lone swimmer!

Plymouth is a port city in Devon known for its maritime heritage and the narrow, cobblestone streets of the Barbican. This is where the Pilgrims set sail for the New World in 1620.

Walking through the pedestrian area, The Hoe (greenspace near the waterfront), and the Barbican was so much fun. We had cream tea in a lovely little shop. The only difference we can find between Cornish cream tea and cream found in the rest of the UK is in which order the clotted cream and jam are spread on the scone. Should you spread the clotted cream on first then the jam or is it vice versa?

We also discovered Charlestown, a lovely little seaside town very close to Luxulyan. Several movies have been filmed there, such as Moll Flanders, The Eagle Has Landed, The Three Musketeers, Rebecca and Odyssey. Several television programs have also been filmed in Charlestown. Two of those are Poldark and The Hornblower series (one of our favorites) which aired on the A & E network. We stopped to have tea, coffee and cakes at a little restaurant near the hotel where at least one scene (the one where the German officer jumped from an upper story window) from the movie The Eagle Has Landed was filmed.

This old vessel was taken away, cut in half, added to, and brought
back to Charlestown after it's appearance in one of the
Pirates of the Caribbean movies!

We were able to spend an extra day with Robin, Sarah, Richard (their son) and Bella before we made our way to Scarborough for our final housesit. Robin prepared a delicious Sunday roast. The chicken melted in your mouth! Mmm! The company was great also.😃

We said our goodbyes and were on our way to Scarborough, but first, we made a trip to Portsmouth to visit the HMS Victory!