Bit of a change in the weather today as we awoke to fog, and sitting drinking tea we noticed the fog horn from the lighthouse sounding every minute. Once we were up and out, we took photos round the harbour, amazed at how quickly the fog lifted once the sun came though.
We had been keeping an eye on any boat trips being offered, hoping we might be able to take one on our wedding anniversary tomorrow, and saw signs for 45 minute cruises from Seas the Day.
I spoke to the lady selling tickets and she said while the boat was running today, it wouldn’t be tomorrow, so I decided to seize the day and book for the next trip, especially as she pointed out the seats came with cushions and blankets and there was a lovely seat for two at the back of the boat!
We had a lovely time, getting a different perspective from the water and exploring a short way each side of Mevagissey.
We were even lucky enough to see dolphins and Chris got the best photo …
On the way back I was sure I spotted a seal in the water and the captain said it was quite possible as they live along this stretch of coast … and before we knew it, we were back in Mevagissey.
It was turning into an action packed day as we spent the afternoon at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, just up the road. The estate has been owned by the Tremayne family for over 400 years, but the death toll brought by WWI led the heir at that time to forsake it and the gardens became lost before being restored in the 1990’s. I can remember visiting maybe 20 years ago, thinking it needed more time for the garden to establish after all the restoration that had been done. Well it’s certainly established now! Walking round the jungle garden, you would be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere entirely more exotic, with huge gunnera and tree ferns and lots of other lush planting showing just the right amount of exuberance without looking unkempt.
There are some modern garden sculptures in the undergrowth like Giant’s Head and Mud Maid …
… and also formal gardens, a large kitchen garden and extensive areas of woodland for the energetic – all in all a great visit.
We ended our lovely day with dinner at Sharksfin, an excellent meal with starters of mackerel and mushroom arancini and mains of sea bass with mussels in a creamy harissa sauce and spicy roasted cauliflower tacos with Cajun fries while enjoying a view of the harbour as the sun set.
As we wandered round the harbour to aid digestion, I mused that we’d had such a lovely day, I hoped we hadn’t peaked a day early, but Chris said we were bound to have just as good a day tomorrow!
Off Travelling Together 