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Quaint little Porthleven

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in the southwestern end of Cornwall you will find this little port and fishing village which is Quaint little Porthleven, a very nice place to spend the day, walk around, get some food, enjoy the seagulls flying overhead and slowing down. Spent some time to go out to the very point where the old church is which is now a memorial building. I went there when the tide was not high but by the time I left the tide was so low that all the boats in the port we’re just stranded.

This is the view from the main road

PORTHLEVEN HISTORY

The word porth in the Cornish language means port and elvan is the Celtic Saint who came to these shores in the 5th century along with many others to preach the Christian faith.

They are quite a few fishing boats in the harbor
Looking back towards the main part of town
These guys were not the only ones who decided to take a dip in the very rough and cold waters in the harbor
An old Cannon pointed towards the other side of the port
The sea was pretty rough that day
the ship inn Click on that pub name on the left here and you will get their website. It’s a pretty interesting place.
This was the Café restaurant I decided to have something to eat and I settled for what you will see below
This was the seafood chowder which was very nice but needed some salt at minimum. It was £9.
Even the butter is from Cornwall
Looking back at the tone
Pasties has a little different meaning in US English. Here in England it means pastries but in Cornwall they have this pie type pastry with something in it, closed up on one side. The flavors are very bland but it’s interesting food.
These are some very old houses leading up to the church
As you could see in the photo below, this is the old school
Above the front door
Some Cornish Gaelic
A good place to sit and below you will see why
This is the chat bench
Some more Cornish Gaelic
The ice cream parlor was packed with customers so I had no choice but to sit outside. Quite a few people watched me as I ate my ice cream in the cold and windy salt sea air. Actually it was kind of fun and the ice cream was very delicious.
A very old row of townhouses
These townhouses are on a street or walkway with the same name as the street I used to live on as a kid
Here’s a view of the townhouses and looking back from the harbor opening to the town
These old guys have been sitting here and chatting for many years
I wonder if it’s good weather to go fishing
I did not rent this place but I saw this badge for one of these townhouses. It might be an interesting place to stay but it seems they rent out only by the week. Right now it’s not that expensive but the price of course increases as it gets close to tourist season
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