Well here we are in Mevagissey, Cornwall. What a wonderful place! We are very much at home here and staying in a B & B with some very welcoming hosts. Although this is a very touristy area it is not as over whelming as Bath... our last port of call.
Mevagissey is set around a small bay and is very hilly with narrow winding streets and very pretty. It would have been relient on the fishing industry originally but now is a haven for the holiday makers although seafood is still the main item on the menu. It is a fairly small town and there is hardly any room for cars so you have to be pretty game to even try driving down any of the streets.
We really love it here and were only on planning for 2 nights but we are considering staying an at least another night... if our hosts will have us!
We spent 2 days in Bath. Visited the abbey, the bath house and did a couple of bus tours of the city and area which were very well presented. Our accomodation was a little out of town and as parking was a problem in Bath city we had a fairly long up hill and down dale walk. The weather wasn't the best so we probably did not see it in its best light. Also we were accosted by a few derros looking for a hand out. It amazed me that they were not asking for money for food or drink but to get into a night club...! We had nice B &B although a bit pricey but as there was not much available and Bath is very expensive overall it was okay.
We drove to Mevagissey from Bath today and stopped off at Wells on the way through. To me... Wells was more impressive than Bath as it does not have so much tourist hype and was more laid back and enjoyable. Wells is a very interesting town and is built around a cathedral which is very impressive. The town is similar to Bath in that it has underground springs but are cold where as Bath's are hot.
We visited the oldest street in Britain in Wells and the cathedral, gardens etc. which are quite magnificent. We were at the tourist info discussing our plans with the elderly tourist info ladies who insisted we had to visit where the cathedral choralists had lived in times gone by. They had their own street where the ladies of the night frequently visited them. The old dears were most insistent we checked out this naughty piece of information.
We had not any definite plans to come to Cornwall but thought as we had the time we would take the opportunity. We called into the tourist info at St Austell and asked where would be a nice place to stay - and Mevagissey was recommended. Bob had been here when he was a tour driver and only spent a couple of hours but remembered it well.
We checked out a couple of the pubs on the waterfront tonight and Bob recommends the local beer ... St Austell, Tribute... (Chris, where are you!!) I stuck to the wine. We had a good pub dinner .... me, local mussels - a salad bowl full all to myself....yum!! Bob, cod, chips and salad. All very nice!! Then we had to stagger back up the hill and take in some more of the lovely views on the way....!
Our accomodating hosts have let me use their computer.
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