Les aventures d’une famille franco-anglaise

  Coming from France, I obviously know about the iconic Mont Saint-Michel but neither I or any of my relatives knew about her sister site Mount St Michael, located near Marazion, in the South Coast of Cornwall. It is also a tidal island, but rather than a monastery, it is a castle on top, which we were pleased to visit. We were lucky to be there before the tide came in, in which case we would have had to wait for a boat to take us back to Marazion, and it was quite busy. The employee told us it was “not that busy”, but honestly I wonder what “busy” meant for him.  Luckily it stayed dry, as I had to climb up and down in flip flops 🩴, which was not my best ever choice. My husband and even my kids were smarter than me! Once we were done, we wanted to se St Ives. It was very busy as it allegedly always is during the summer so we struggled to park, and unfortunately the tide was still not quite in so we couldn’t try crabbing. We did have some nice crepes though. A bit more and I w...

Bedruthan steps at Carnewas Did we really managed two hikes in one day? We started off with Trevose Head. The weather was not rainy but cloudy that’s why we thought it might be a perfect day for walking along cliffs. It was ever so impressive, though a tad bit vertigo-inducing, especially as we visited at low tide. After just under an hour admiring the alcoves (and failing to see any seals), we paid a visit to Padstow.    I do like that architecture. A change from the red bricks where I live. Padstow was fine but as far as I am concerned, overcrowded. We hoped to do some crabbing but saw no one very successful at it, so after catching a bargain buying new wetsuits, and a changing robe for me, as I hope to do more wild swimming, we headed off to the Bedruthan steps. The girls already took persuasion to go for another hike so we had to cut that second one short, but we were still very much impressed by the view, as well as proud to have walked so far in just one day. After that,...

 At last we have made it as far as Cornwall! The six hour drive was so worth the wait. It was sunny and warm so the girls could hardly wait to go to the beach. The water is so blue! They said it wasn’t the best place for body boarding as the waves were better in Westward Ho! And sand sledging on a body board was not a success but there was so much to explore! Apparently there are a lot of caves but the tide was too high for us to see. However me and my teenager had an adventure swimming. Quite an adventure I mean, because we went so far apparently that the lifeguards asked us to come back before he was not sure he could help us should we find ourselves in difficulty. Oops ! It really motivated me to carry on with wild swimming though. I can actually swim at a temperature just below 20 degrees Celsius and without a wetsuit. Even if the waves can be a nuisance as I kept swallowing water.  I will talk about the caves in a later post as they were completely flooded over when we ar...

  On Day 2, we headed to Holkham beach and were not disappointed. We were delighted to sea some horses galloping in the sand, something I have fond memories about and I certainly wish my little horse rider can do when she’s old enough. The weather was still overcast at that point but we still have enjoyed a walk around.  During our stay in Norfolk, we saw quite a few cyclists which made me miss my own bike, which I left at home. I gather part of the coast can be crossed on bike so definitely in the list for me! The horses were truly galloping  Cromer Pier where no one was very successful at Crab fishing so for my little girl we headed to Blakeney It that really a church rather than a cathedral? I couldn’t believe how many traditional churches we found in Norfolk. We visited this one and the one near Blakeney with the teenager I also loved the architecture. Here I found it funny to find a coloured house next door to a cobbled one.  Blakeney Quay Blakeney Church Cley n...