If this post today makes little sense, it is because I am exhausted, having left at 5:45 from Bolenna, as the clouds were scudding through the sky. The taxi driver was on time, and we got to Truro in about 20 minutes. However, no one was there and the place was locked tighter than a drum. One elderly lady was sitting at the last bay for buses, and I inquired if she was waiting for the 504 to Heathrow. She was, and in about another five minutes the National Express bus arrived on the scene. It wasn’t a bad drive at all, but at Heathrow we disembarked at Terminal 2. Finding out how to get to Terminal 5 was a major undertaking, but I did, befriending two young men and their mother, who are flying out tomorrow for Cyprus and are staying at the Sofitel as well. It takes about 5 minutes to walk to the Departures Lounge from the hotel, so I did well in that department. My room has every mod com and even the choice between a shower and a bath, but it doesn’t have the ambience of your rooms and common area, Karen! “Soulless” I would call it after the close camaraderie we experienced together at Bolenna. Somehow I cannot see us bursting into song at this place—it is entirely too stuffy for that kind of activity. As all of you might guess, I miss you very much and treasure all the good times we had together. I would travel with any and all of you anytime you care to do so—and I mean that!
Sorry I was not able to write yesterday’s blog, but after packing, a lovely dinner with newfound friends, and singing with Karen, I had no strength left—especially since I was slated to wake up at 4:30 a.m.—an ungodly hour not fit for man or beast. However, I offer you my version of things now. I will only mention three, as two of the outings during the day have already been discussed in other blogs.
St. Agnes, Gwennap Head and Porthgwarra were new to me. First Gwennap Head and Porthgwarra. The latter is the Nampara Cove of the series. Located there are the tunnel where Ross kept his boat and the place where Demelza first watched Ross swim, as well as the place where the pilchard harvest was taken. From there it is a short walk to the rocky outcrop of Gwennap Head, showcasing where countless scenes were shot and from where one can see Land’s End and incredible views. The area of Gwennap Head is designated as part of the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Then off to St. Agnes Head, where Ross and Demelza said their last goodbyes to their daughter Julia, and where so many of the dramatic moments of the series happened. It is now one of the most famous clifftops in the world. St. Agnes Head is in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beaity also. It still has iconic mine buildings, reminders of the past when the mines Wheal Charlotte, Wheal Coates and Trevellas were still in production.
From here we returned to Perranporth via St. Agnes village, and this time I got some decent pictures of Stippy Stappy Lane—built to be ships’ captains’ houses. The village of St. Agnes is considered by some to be the very essence of rural Cornwall. It was named after St. Agnes, the patron saint of virgins who died in 304. She refused to marry and was martyred during the rule of Roman emperor Diocletian.
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