Holiday in Cornwall         11th May  -  18th May 2013

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Day 3  Monday 13th May

We drove to Marazion and took a boat trip to St Michael's Mount. The weather was very windy with occasional sunny periods. The wind, being from the northwest was cold, so wrap up warmly was the order of the day. The visit to the castle was very interesting and the gardens were also interesting in the range of plants to be seen.

St Michael's Mount from shore   The Castle    Elaine by entrance        Library            Great Hall

The Chapel            Samurai armour from weapons collection    Castle from garden    WW2 pillbox

   Causeway under water                 Elaine on dry causeway about to cross  to mainland

After lunch we drove to visit the National Trust property Trengwainton Gardens.

Entrance         Bluebells and other flowers    Spring flowering bushes (included Rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas)

Elaine in front of spring flowering bushes    Variety of colours was tremendous

 Later in the afternoon we drove to Porthcurno to look at the Telegraph Hut and Museum.  We arrived too late to visit the Museum but did look at the beach and hut where the telegraph cables from around the world come ashore and terminate in a small stone hut near the beach.  Connections from there were made around the country.