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Mike and Ellen's Travel Adventures

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  • Cornwall: As We Like it

    Cornwall: As We Like it

    3 July 2024 Some places that Mike and I visit we love immediately: St Georges, Montreal, Queenstown. Others we never really connect to: Halifax, Florida. Still others take a little time to love and appreciate: The Venetian Lido, Glossop, and Cornwall. O n our first morning we set out early to explore. We walked a dismal section of waterfront, covered in graffiti and leading nowhere. Changing directions, we walked up and down through Penzance and eventually, found it to be quite nice. A butcher sold us some smoked back bacon that I intended to cook for lunch. Locals were out… Read more

  • Lyme Regis to Penzance: what are we doing here?

    Lyme Regis to Penzance: what are we doing here?

    2 July 2024 One of my favorite literary scenes is from Jane Austen’s Persuasion. A group of young friends is vacationing in Lyme Regis. In the early morning they walk along The Cobb, an inviting and dangerous looking wall along the shore. They greet each other and nod to a handsome, significant acquaintance. Later in the day in this very same spot the lovely but foolish Louisa Musgrove will say “Catch me” and tragedy will ensue. But at this moment, life is full and happy. It is these scenes that brought Mike and I to Lyme Regis. Like Ann Elliot… Read more