We started the day with a trip across to St Michael’s Mount. This estate has been in the same family for 600 years and the current Lord still resides here.
From the top of the castle the Spanish Armada was first sighted. We did a short walking tour of the village next to the harbour and discovered it is home to 35 people (workers and their families). In 1846 Queen Victoria made a surprise visit and was entertained by the housekeeper as the Lord was away.
A bronze cast of her footprint commemorates the occasion and this tradition has continued for monarchs and heirs.
The gardens were beautifully maintained but we cut short our visit to catch the last boat back to Marazion. We had just enough water to get to the pier and it would be another half hour or more until the causeway was open to foot traffic.
From here we went to The Lizard after deciding Dartmouth (ancestral home of the Kerswills) was too far. More beautiful rugged coastlines.
Jane was worried about our accommodation for tonight in the small village of Cadgwith. The hotel was great and after beautiful freshly caught fish for dinner we enjoyed a fun trivia night with the locals. We didn’t win but did not disgrace ourselves either.
