A little bit extra

Why is it that even if it should be impossible to go the wrong way I seem to be able to. First, heading out of town, then going too far inland. Neither of these errors added more than, say, a mile to the supposed total of 14, or was that 14.5? There was much gorgeousness and a big ravine to descend and ascend, some stunning beaches packed, I mean jam-packed with frolickers (of which I took a photo pero no está), and only one put-on-the-rain-gear-take-off-the-rain-gear event. It was nice to see the sun.

From near this spot......see photo below....on Dec. 12, 1901, the first transatlantic wireless telegraph message was sent to Newfoundland. But, apparently, there is some doubt about the success of the transmission because it was very faint, having been sent during daylight hours, which, for reasons I do not understand, are/were the worst hours for that kind of transmission. Marconi, who developed wireless transmission as opposed to transmission via cable--remember Porthcurno--which had been developed in the 1850's, is a figure of great renown in these parts. It kind of gives you a jolt to think about these innovations and to realize that those amazing cables became obsolete less than fifty years after their first success.

Monument to Marconi:



A riding lesson or something on the beach:




Sky:




Vast-ness with a few cows, which is what you see instead of the coast when you stray off the designated path:



This here is one mighty big bovine:



Stone on chain to make sure that gate shuts:




What you see when you ARE on the path:



Doesn't this look like a postcard scene?


In Lizard, where I am pernoctating ce soir, aside from the tea shoppes and the fudge shoppes, the ice cream offerings, and the fish and chip stands, there is a farm store. It displayed 3 lettuces, one bag of kale, several garlic cloves and a few pounds of cherry tomatoes. There may have been some onions, too. I did relieve the owner of a lettuce and some tomatoes.

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