So today was nice and all, and we went to church and then completed some homework assignments, and then had dinner.
This is the train station we went through on our way to church.
Pretty mundane day, compared to the last few.
Except for one thing.
You are not going to believe who is in my ward!
So I'm sitting in church.
I stand up to accept an assignment in the Primary.
I sit down, and I hear someone whisper my name.
I think it's one of my fellow students, so I turn to look - and I see one of the eight people I know in the entire UK!
And then I look back up to the stand and realize her husband was leading the meeting and I hadn't recognized him.
By now, some of you may have guessed it. Yes, Charly Burridge-Jones and her husband are in my ward! Neither of us could believe it!
Sorry it's tipped. Those pink flowers at the bottom are called Thrift. I love them. They thrive in salty soil, so you'll be seeing a lot of them.
Newquay (pronounced New-key)
When the tide comes in, that house will be on its own little island!
Below is the road we were driving down when all these cars tried to come the other way, and the one guy got out. "Oi, take a smaller vehicle!"
Porthcurno Beach
Below: crutches come in handy when trying to keep my boot dry!
Below: tops of the cliffs surrounding the beach. Everything is flowers.
Land's End:
Below: this is a close-up of the lichen that covers the ground.
Below: that is a path.
This is also a path. Yes, it is. I know it looks like a gully, but it's a path. It was also rather tricky to navigate.
But I made it!
Below: More thrift. This is the look people try to get with drip hoses and pots and rocks, and here it just happens by itself.
Below: View to the left
View to the right.
Below: And - I suddenly found myself very close to the edge. No, no signs. No ropes. No railings. Just common sense.
Below: That, my friends, is a gorse bush. It's in bloom, so it is yellow. I'm so glad I'm here in spring!
St. Michael's Mount: so named because fishermen back in the 900's saw St. Michael appear over it.
Below: you can see part of the causeway that people can walk when the tide is low.
Below: everyone in the boat was eager to see the island.
Below: leaving the shore behind
There were way too many of us to fit in one boat, so we sat along the edge of the quay and waited for everyone else.
Below: Here you can see the heart of the giant that Jack the Giant Killer slew. Sadly, it's a very poor picture. A good view of the cobblestones though. The stone is on the inside edge of the left third of the picture, in the patch of sunlight just below halfway down. The point is pointing towards the bottom of the picture, and it looks white. Actually, it's almost black.
Inside the castle:
Napoleon's picture and hair and coat.
Looking straight down from the turret, this is what I see.
The chapel from the 1300's. On the left is a stone lantern depicting King Edward the Confessor.
This is Saint Michael, defeating Lucifer and offering him the hand of mercy simultaneously. I thought it was a thought-provoking image.
A model of St. Michael's Mount, made entirely out of corks. It was done in the 1930's by the butler of over forty years.
The Lord and Lady of the castle, hanging beside one of their forebearers.
The trek down from the castle.
Giant's well. This is where Jack the Giant Killer buried the giant he slew. Until the last 100 years, all the water for the castle came from this well.
Tintagel!
While small by today's standards, then it was enormous. Plus it has a great view.
Below: More thrift!
Below: I'm on top of the world!
Below: a mysterious tunnel that went down inside a cave, and came back out again! These are some of the few guard rails I saw - probably to keep unwitting wanderers from falling through the roof.
Below: more ruins on top of the cliff.
On the way down.
Below: Merlin's cave! It's bigger than it looks here.
Below: two views of the head of Minerva Soulis. It's plated with gold, and since it was polished so frequently, it was re-plated and re-plated. It is one of the very few existing examples of a gilded Roman statue.
Below: another raised floor, but the floor is long gone. Just the pillars are left.
Below: me in the Circus!
Below: me in the Crescent!
Whew! I think I just broke Blogger. It had this little "Are you kidding?" moment when I selected all the pictures and told it to post them.
So yes - my four days in a single post. Sorry for the redundancy, but I really wanted to show you the very best bits of my trip.
Now I'm worn out. Time to sleep, I think.
Goodnight!
Except for one thing.
You are not going to believe who is in my ward!
So I'm sitting in church.
I stand up to accept an assignment in the Primary.
I sit down, and I hear someone whisper my name.
I think it's one of my fellow students, so I turn to look - and I see one of the eight people I know in the entire UK!
And then I look back up to the stand and realize her husband was leading the meeting and I hadn't recognized him.
By now, some of you may have guessed it. Yes, Charly Burridge-Jones and her husband are in my ward! Neither of us could believe it!
If you don't know her, here's the background. I met Charly when we were both involved in the LDS church's production Savior of the World, and later in the Nauvoo pageant and the workshop for the British Pageant in the USA. She's one of the nicest people in the world. Really, she is.
Anyway, she has my email address, and we may end up eating dinner with her sometime.
Oh, and I taught senior primary sharing time! Forty minutes of gospel instruction with about ten minutes to look at the manual. I'm so glad I have experience as a substitute teacher! Not sure if they actually learned anything, but they certainly had fun.
Okay, now to the main point of the day.
I'm back on my computer, so I have access to all my camera pictures, so stand by for a massive file transfer.
Polperro:
Anyway, she has my email address, and we may end up eating dinner with her sometime.
Oh, and I taught senior primary sharing time! Forty minutes of gospel instruction with about ten minutes to look at the manual. I'm so glad I have experience as a substitute teacher! Not sure if they actually learned anything, but they certainly had fun.
Okay, now to the main point of the day.
I'm back on my computer, so I have access to all my camera pictures, so stand by for a massive file transfer.
Polperro:
Sorry it's tipped. Those pink flowers at the bottom are called Thrift. I love them. They thrive in salty soil, so you'll be seeing a lot of them.
Newquay (pronounced New-key)
When the tide comes in, that house will be on its own little island!
Below is the road we were driving down when all these cars tried to come the other way, and the one guy got out. "Oi, take a smaller vehicle!"
Porthcurno Beach
Below: crutches come in handy when trying to keep my boot dry!
Below: tops of the cliffs surrounding the beach. Everything is flowers.
Land's End:
Below: this is a close-up of the lichen that covers the ground.
Below: This is a warning. You may need to turn the sound down on your computer - it was very windy.
Below: that is a path.
This is also a path. Yes, it is. I know it looks like a gully, but it's a path. It was also rather tricky to navigate.
But I made it!
Below: More thrift. This is the look people try to get with drip hoses and pots and rocks, and here it just happens by itself.
Below: View to the left
View to the right.
Below: And - I suddenly found myself very close to the edge. No, no signs. No ropes. No railings. Just common sense.
Below: Again, turn down the sound. This one is even windier. I don't try to talk in this one.
Below: That, my friends, is a gorse bush. It's in bloom, so it is yellow. I'm so glad I'm here in spring!
St. Michael's Mount: so named because fishermen back in the 900's saw St. Michael appear over it.
Below: you can see part of the causeway that people can walk when the tide is low.
Below: everyone in the boat was eager to see the island.
Below: leaving the shore behind
There were way too many of us to fit in one boat, so we sat along the edge of the quay and waited for everyone else.
Below: Here you can see the heart of the giant that Jack the Giant Killer slew. Sadly, it's a very poor picture. A good view of the cobblestones though. The stone is on the inside edge of the left third of the picture, in the patch of sunlight just below halfway down. The point is pointing towards the bottom of the picture, and it looks white. Actually, it's almost black.
Inside the castle:
Napoleon's picture and hair and coat.
Looking straight down from the turret, this is what I see.
The chapel from the 1300's. On the left is a stone lantern depicting King Edward the Confessor.
This is Saint Michael, defeating Lucifer and offering him the hand of mercy simultaneously. I thought it was a thought-provoking image.
A model of St. Michael's Mount, made entirely out of corks. It was done in the 1930's by the butler of over forty years.
The Lord and Lady of the castle, hanging beside one of their forebearers.
Below: you can turn up the sound now! It's a talkie!
The trek down from the castle.
Giant's well. This is where Jack the Giant Killer buried the giant he slew. Until the last 100 years, all the water for the castle came from this well.
Tintagel!
While small by today's standards, then it was enormous. Plus it has a great view.
Below: More thrift!
Below: I'm on top of the world!
Below: a mysterious tunnel that went down inside a cave, and came back out again! These are some of the few guard rails I saw - probably to keep unwitting wanderers from falling through the roof.
Sea Campion - it looks like a white flower attached to the end of an empty grape. That doesn't really make sense, actually.
Below: more ruins on top of the cliff.
On the way down.
Below: Merlin's cave! It's bigger than it looks here.
Bath:
Below: the Abbey. Look along the sides of the big window, extending up the towers. See anything?
It's Jacob's ladder! Below, view one of my favorite angels - it's descending the ladder head first. It's in the middle.
Below: two views of the head of Minerva Soulis. It's plated with gold, and since it was polished so frequently, it was re-plated and re-plated. It is one of the very few existing examples of a gilded Roman statue.
Below: another raised floor, but the floor is long gone. Just the pillars are left.
Below: me in the Circus!
Below: me in the Crescent!
Whew! I think I just broke Blogger. It had this little "Are you kidding?" moment when I selected all the pictures and told it to post them.
So yes - my four days in a single post. Sorry for the redundancy, but I really wanted to show you the very best bits of my trip.
Now I'm worn out. Time to sleep, I think.
Goodnight!
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