Hiking Cornwall and an island castle

Today I hiked a trail called the Southwest Coastal. The trail wraps the coast for 300 miles. I started in a town called Lizard. I wasn't sure how much time I would take, but I found a map on the wall of the town store. The map recommended two hikes. One was 90 mins, the other was 3 hours. I decided it do both. 

I walked and walked, mentally prepared for 5 hours. I was the only person on the path for the first few miles. The path went along the coastline on top of tall cliffs. The massive rocks in the ocean were spectacular as the rough seas crashed on to them.

All of a sudden there were about a dozen people around. I had made it to Kynance Cove, a beach rated as one of the most beautiful in the world. 

Kynance Cove

I wandered around the stunning cove and then headed back on the trail to lizard. It had only been about 100 mins! The hike back was 20 mins faster, so all in all it was about a 3 hour hike. It was fantastic and I highly recommend it.

Then I drove over to a place called St Michaels Mount. It's a castle on a small island just off the coast. If you wait for low tide, you can actually walk a path to the castle! I was about 2 hours early for low tide, but it was low enough that people were waiting on the path for the ocean to subside. Standing there waiting with folks was a great way to meet people and share laughs as the ocean would randomly spray and soak us. 

St Michael's Mount

 I had a great conversation with one of the folks right next to me. After awhile, she asked where I lived in the area, I said oh I'm from America. She was shocked and she said I must be picking up the accent :) I did say "LIT tra lee" at one point, maybe that did it. Oh I also said "shall we give it a go", when the water was starting to subside. 

She had no idea what a compliment that was for me. Actually, she does now, because I mentioned it.

The drive back took many hours. The holiday traffic gave me time to try the radio for the first time. The very first commercial I heard was Snoop Dogg doing an ad for a grocery store. 

I'm so thankful for this huge opportunity and I'm looking forward to the family being here soon.