Cornwall isn’t close to Wales
25 Sep 2007 by Tom in England
We’ve just pulled into Falmouth in Cornwall after a five hour train ride from Cardiff. It was a long ride, but it was nice to relax on the train and stare out the window at the scenery. The landscape in these parts is amazing. Lots of green hills, cows and sheep and stuff. It’s pretty much the complete opposite of where we woke up this morning (in urban, cosmopolitan Cardiff).
Falmouth is a small fishing village waaaay the heck down in the southwest corner of England. We just walked through the town center on the way to the B&B from the train station (with our packs on) for about 25 minutes and it’s ridiculously beautiful and quaint. It’s loaded with tea shops, cafes, pasty shops and pubs. We’re planning on exploring tonight and all day tomorrow. Apparently there are other villages located nearby (on the other side of the bay) that are reachable by boat, so we’ll probably head over there as well.
OK, it’s time to clean up and find some fish and chips. Laters.
25 Sep 2007 at 1:40 pm
Wow — that sounds eerily like my lunch experience this afternoon on Broad Street, Newark….lots of quaint shops, ridiculously beautiful and quiet, etc…
So glad you are there - we’ve been praying that you are both settling in and just letting God’s amazing grace, majesty and beauty wash over you! Love you-
Mom
25 Sep 2007 at 4:44 pm
Hooray for safe landings! This is really so fun to read your journal and look at photos. Keep posting Tom!
26 Sep 2007 at 11:52 am
On the map, it looks like you’re on the edge of the Earth. But then you zoom out, and it’s just the edge of England.
Sounds like you’re enjoying yourselves. How hard was it to find internet services?
Have fun and be safe.
26 Sep 2007 at 3:42 pm
Not too hard to find Wifi. I’ve been just hoping on open networks in residential areas….