Skippers dress the boats with bunting and battle it out on a two-lap course around Tor Bay. Look here.
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Bodinnick in the Spring, Kernow.
Did you know: Daphne du Maurier wrote many novels while living at "Ferryside" (a house that is stated to be still owned by her family) on the river bank at Bodinnick on the eastern shore.
Retired lifeboats at Watermouth, North Devon.
Operating for nearly 140 years, Stromness lifeboat is situated at the north end of Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Even lifeboats retire to Devon.
Westward Ho!
Did you know that Westward Ho! in Devon is the only town in Britain named after a novel? It is also the only place-name in the country (and one of only two in the world) that uses an exclamation mark.
Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth.
Smeaton's Tower is the third and most notable Eddystone lighthouse. Did the keeper of the Eddystone Light really have children with a mermaid?
Gyllyngvase, Falmouth.
It was an essentially rural area as recently as the late 19th century. However, the growth of tourism in the town at around the turn of the 20th century saw the area become more built-up and the seafront on Cliff Road became home to several major hotels. Nice fence though.
Topshells near Falmouth, Cornwall.
Technically they're an indicator of climate change, but they're pretty.
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