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Driving North Cornwall

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driving North Cornwall is definitely the best way to get because you can visit small towns, the countryside, save a lot of time and also get less expensive accommodations probably in a pub which is an inn. In the evening you can go downstairs to the pub and have a drink and maybe strike up a conversation with somebody interesting. The “interesting“ part of it is pretty certain since the person you would be talking to has very different experiences and can give you some very good information where to visit and want to see.

Port Isaac

this is a cute little poor town, a little difficult to navigate in town so you should park up above a little bit and just come down and walk around. Actually it’s almost impossible to drive in the town and one of the photos below you will see why. And many of the roads don’t allow you to drive unless you’re local or you’re making a delivery or have a business there.

Beautiful countryside
This is one of the wider roads going into town which is really just a small port.
This fellow mentioned here is actually from a television show while I thought it was the fellow who started the shoe company which later I learned was started in Germany.
This is how narrow the streets at the port are
Beautiful old buildings
At the bay looking up at the businesses on the hill
This is the port and the Bay and you could see some of the businesses and houses on the hills
This old building used to be the school but I’m sure there aren’t enough students here now to keep the school running
A view from up above

Padstow

This is another fun port to visit though it seems to be very typical, not like Port Isaac which is very small and unusual
An idea of an international restaurant. But don’t be fooled. It’s really all England food
This is the rowing club in town
Of view from the other side of the port

St. Ives

this is a little town on the ocean you really must’ve visited if you’re in Cornwall. I was thinking to spend a little bit more time here but there was so much more to see and I thought sometime I could come back and spend a week just relaxing in this little town. It reminded me of Carmel California where I used to live but very different. In the tourist season I am told that there are so many tourists it takes a long time to walk down any little Street, this place is so popular. So I recommend coming in the off-season, relaxing and talking to the people running the shops. They are very nice and easy to share a conversation with.

The beach area
A large house on the hill which might not be used as a house anymore but I did not check that out
These streets you need to walk and not try to drive your car. There are parking lots in various places
This looks like a real Guinness but look at the photo below
Hey no alcohol Guinness which many people have said taste exactly the same as the alcoholic version however I found some taste difference which I think everybody could notice. But it is a very good tasting beer, much closer to the alcohol version than many of the zero alcohol beers
Most towns have World War I and World War II memorials. In Cornwall they often use the Celtic cross
I had the Guinness at the pub on the left
This doesn’t really look like a very broad street.

Tintagel Castle

this is another place you really need to visit. It has a castle on a large rock and a sub castle on this side. The views are really fantastic and it’s well worth spending a couple hours here but also sometime in the local town. I found the food at the King Arthur pub to be very tasty

The river leading to the castle
I didn’t expect to find the original Olive Garden in this small town
A church in the countryside
This view is not so captivating but I just found the array of colors interesting
The map of the Castle area. It’s good to spend some time here and walk around
Was this King Arthur’s castle?
This old mansion on the hill is now a hotel
The bridge to the castle on the rock
Here’s a view from the opposite side of the hotel
This is a family owned pub and seems to have very good food
I hate peas and I am not fond of french fries (chips) but these french fries were very fresh and tasty and the seafood basket was well prepared and very nice
And of course after lunch you need to have cherry ice cream on top of latte coffee
This is where a Bill and Ted started their great adventure
Quite a license plate
Sort of a typical parking lot. But this one has a camera when you pull in which will take a photo and identify your car and the time you came in so you need to do nothing until you leave because the clock starts ticking once you drive in. When you’re leaving you go to the machine, and put your license number and a calculates how much you have to pay. Pretty interesting
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