Bodmin and Beaches

The weather improved towards the end of the week (and has apparently been great while my parents stayed down there and I had to come back up here for work - figures!). So we spent a lot of the last 3 days on the beach chilling out. 

Harlyn beach.

On Friday morning we had to go into Bodmin so dad could get his earring aid fixed. So we went to Bodmin Jail for an hour. It was ok but they are converting a wing into a hotel (in a jail - it takes all sorts) so there wasn't much to see. 

On bath every 3 months.

The wax figures were really creepy.

After that we went back t the beach. A few of the days it was quite windy. The blanket we used got buried. In fact when I opened it at the park yesterday, it appears I brought back a beach in the blanket. 

We spent the evenings chilling out.

I already miss my tent, watching the birds shadows as they sat on the guide ropes singing in a morning. But I have to work so drove back on Saturday evening to avoid traffic.  

Boat trip

We booked to go on a 2hr boat trip on the Wednesday from Padstow. The weather was ok in the morning, though get very nice in the afternoon.

The boat set off from Padstow and spent the next 2 hrs going along the coast looking for puffins, seals, and dolphins amongst others.

I tried to get them to be serious

Looking over to Rock. 

Padstow.

At sea. 

We did see some puffins and seals. I tried to take photos but the puffins were way too fast and the ones of the seals just didn't come out. They would pop up and watch us but by the time I got the camera focused on them, they disappeared. 

Puffin Island (hint: that's where we saw the Puffins)

Gamblers folly.

Tin mines.

Port Issac.

After the boat trip we had lunch in Padstow and headed to Trevose Head. We thought about going for a walk but really couldn't work up the energy. So dad and I put a blanket out and had a nap/read a book. (Mom stayed in the car but did the same.)

Someone had written a message in rocks on the lower level.