tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13021784692315212092024-03-19T16:35:23.332+00:00Adventures in GeolandAKA. "How much further is it?"Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-77969877116813470332012-02-17T19:22:00.000+00:002012-02-17T19:22:58.656+00:00First Geocache of the Year<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We finally did a geocache again. Just a quick single cache when we visited the Eden Project this week. I think it's helped get our enthusiasm back so now we'll be going out and about again now the worst of winter seems to have passed...</span><br />
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Along the way we found two geocaches - though this felt like a bonus on a great day out...<br />
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GillianGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-72591080002403133732011-06-29T16:32:00.000+01:002011-06-29T16:32:00.344+01:00Billy Bray's Chapel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU7UdMlyWZe3T6xAHlebxKuywraJjLqp6fcv9Ffm-7bSrStaDn4FyW0_epXcSpAVkO_u4eDq32X7hA5_KFJ66BSd98YsYxEvtJOwVpOX4E9o8QTQu_bjjQi67cEy8YeX1rBBvIR3jlS4/s1600/Bissoe+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU7UdMlyWZe3T6xAHlebxKuywraJjLqp6fcv9Ffm-7bSrStaDn4FyW0_epXcSpAVkO_u4eDq32X7hA5_KFJ66BSd98YsYxEvtJOwVpOX4E9o8QTQu_bjjQi67cEy8YeX1rBBvIR3jlS4/s320/Bissoe+014.JPG" width="320" /></a>Billy Bray was a hard drinking Cornish tin miner who found Christianity and faith after a troubled early life. He then built three chapels with his son. Most of the work was done after the end of a shift down the mine.<br />
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We visited one of those chapels on Sunday to find a geocache nearby. Built in 1836, it is a plain building, but the story of the man who built it makes it special. To me it is a story of hope that any person may change to live a better and more caring life...<br />
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Until next time<br />
GillianGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-12168556537411087002011-06-28T19:32:00.000+01:002011-06-28T19:32:48.879+01:00Bissoe Revisited<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBIpu4w3UYxykoHefQe_Hhr2ev42Gt62xt26cOSlVpwB8iaGg1H4OcjIXJx_faKZJdLFLAfLc6Y6X6knzs5LFmI2-eirYqh7vBgiUlnaA_62ByMhj0FxGAwzBEWXkuFB7tYRVFEdiPA4/s1600/Bissoe+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBIpu4w3UYxykoHefQe_Hhr2ev42Gt62xt26cOSlVpwB8iaGg1H4OcjIXJx_faKZJdLFLAfLc6Y6X6knzs5LFmI2-eirYqh7vBgiUlnaA_62ByMhj0FxGAwzBEWXkuFB7tYRVFEdiPA4/s320/Bissoe+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JBoO9fLgu9yq310du2zWp0B-AWjRqmXOOEzOIAvtfHMab4NiW8zAqw_DkqMTxCDN7kKcUyAJUlfE6bT9EwOsbfVT-d7pugEiOHzTUE2qxOGAnPVtyAnrILVl5MCdA8vTvGje3ut6lEU/s1600/Bissoe+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JBoO9fLgu9yq310du2zWp0B-AWjRqmXOOEzOIAvtfHMab4NiW8zAqw_DkqMTxCDN7kKcUyAJUlfE6bT9EwOsbfVT-d7pugEiOHzTUE2qxOGAnPVtyAnrILVl5MCdA8vTvGje3ut6lEU/s320/Bissoe+004.JPG" width="320" /></a>We went walking and geocaching along the final stretch of the Bissoe Trail on Sunday. It was a flat walk on a very hot day- for England! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim10ywNf89wmk5NrgHK6Ko9jSORG3cYB6Qk0pqbSpfSjRjBMLqS_oOtcAsHyDflaWtl4NmXPqoqQaqrqb3HNf0By_6p-5gVBfPcWWhXnrduFLQGaBvyrxQVXD6sr2gDeOj7VKZZk4eNdA/s1600/Bissoe+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim10ywNf89wmk5NrgHK6Ko9jSORG3cYB6Qk0pqbSpfSjRjBMLqS_oOtcAsHyDflaWtl4NmXPqoqQaqrqb3HNf0By_6p-5gVBfPcWWhXnrduFLQGaBvyrxQVXD6sr2gDeOj7VKZZk4eNdA/s320/Bissoe+006.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This sign was part of our downful. We don't go to places which say no public access- reasoning that it might be dangerous etc. However if you read down this sign the small print says except on certain paths. Trouble is we only read the large print from a distance and convinced ourselves this could not be the intended path... We then headed back looking for another path, and of course this was the one we were meant to be on all along!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went up to the north coast of Cornwall to Boscastle, which is about 3 miles from Tintagel. It has a beautiful little harbour which is the only natural break in the coast line for miles along the coast. The village was badly damaged by flooding in August 2004 after flood water surged through the village. It was our first visit since then and it was wonderful to see the village looking better then ever.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spent some time strolling through the village taking lots of photos- Boscastle is one of those places that if you showed me a photo I would know it was in Cornwall just form the way it looks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We took the long way round to find three geocaches on the far bank. Otherwise known as not being able to find the right path straight away and having to go back to a previously passed branching path. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back across the viaduct we explored some of the paths through the valley. Our main target was the Cornwall's Mining Heritage -Luxulyan Valley geocache GC116DV at <a href="http://www.geocaching.com/">http://www.geocaching.com</a>. If you want more heritage information I suggest you take a look at the cache page as the owner has given a good amount of background information about the site.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After visiting so much of the valley we decided to call it a day and finish the earthcache tomorrow as it was already nearly 8pm. On the drive home a barn owl flew down and caught some prey right in the verge of the road as we went past. It was the highlight of the day. It was actually the second owl we've seen in four days having not ever seen them in the wild before- that's the wonderful thing about walking- you see new things all the time...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More about the earthcache tomorrow</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Until then</span><br />
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</span>Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-4103259453124539862011-05-30T15:36:00.001+01:002011-05-30T21:33:00.960+01:00The Mayflower Steps<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our trip to Plymouth we visited the Mayflower Steps, the symbolic starting point for so many emigrants from England over the centuries.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Other plaques are transcribed on <a href="http://www.mayflowersteps.co.uk/">http://www.mayflowersteps.co.uk/</a>]</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a lovely 24 hours in Plymouth this weekend (see my other blog Creative Serendipity <a href="http://creativeserendipity-gmg.blogspot.com/">http://creativeserendipity-gmg.blogspot.com/</a> for more on that). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We particularly enjoyed a Sunday morning walk around Plymouth Hoe. The Hoe is where Sir Francis Drake is supposed to have played bowls as he waited for news of the Spanish Armada in 1588.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We loved that the open air 1930's lido, Tinside Pool, has been renovated and is open free of charge each summer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Through the increasing drizzle I took this photo of Cornwall from across the River Tamar in Devon. I've included it because we often get this cross between a thick mist and a fine rain like drizzle that we call mizzle in Cornwall. When the mizzle descends it often stays for the day and this is all you can get of a view when that happens. If you look through the mizzle you can see the Combe Viaduct in Saltash.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a good path that we nearly didn't take as we had parked quite a long way from the start of it as we wanted to do 3 other caches first and when we got there we ummd and arrrd over whether to leave it for another day as we knew there was a possibility of rain. Fortunately we carried on...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of the wonderful things about geocaching is that you meet other friendly people. We bumped into two cyclists who had stopped to watch an adder asleep who was sluggishly laying across the path. We all stood taking photos and admiring the natural beauty of Britain's only venomous snake.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The snake was much smaller than I thought they would be, and I was surprised that it was so reluctant to move- though it does look as if it had recently eaten- notice the bulge in it's middle.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the background, a spoil 'mountain' and an old chimney, man's interference with nature is all around here...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wherigo took us all along the trail but on the way back we diverted to look for another cache. How do people find these locations? We wouldn't have found this place in a million years without being led there by a cache.</span><br />
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At the start of the trail was this stunning statue. I don't know why they chose to put a horse here but it a beautiful sculpture.<br />
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The path is unexpectedly well developed given that it is in an area that is essentially man made as a result of the extraction of china clay and other minerals which has resulted in an artificial landscape.<br />
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We found three geocaches along this part of the trail, two were cleverly camouflaged adding a nice bit of interest and challenge- though it didn't take us long to find them.<br />
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We then walked further along the trail to do a Wherigo geocache- the only bit I didn't much was the section we had to walk along the road itself- you can be as careful as possible but you are putting your life in the hands of other peoples careful driving doing that...<br />
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As we walked along I noticed a mine chimney sticking out of a field. We walked to take a closer look and found it, with some stables built right next to it. I really like that in Cornwall the old stacks are all around but are just being absorbed into the modern landscape.<br />
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So until next time<br />
Gillian<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-4085041217276198122011-05-15T20:19:00.000+01:002011-05-15T20:19:18.993+01:00The windiest lake in England!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio61e8hWtSi1gJ5VUUh7HU2E8-84NVUKmaaedSC6-6WFoXNsa5pkJ3Krh9BItNPbQa0Vf4QsECdNEjTuZ_SFgN-x8dH1Kjudc6gf3qqmBFFQSiO2YqDG1nEZ7lTklgL-CbdJGeNj4ndEA/s1600/Stithians+Reservoir++%252826%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio61e8hWtSi1gJ5VUUh7HU2E8-84NVUKmaaedSC6-6WFoXNsa5pkJ3Krh9BItNPbQa0Vf4QsECdNEjTuZ_SFgN-x8dH1Kjudc6gf3qqmBFFQSiO2YqDG1nEZ7lTklgL-CbdJGeNj4ndEA/s320/Stithians+Reservoir++%252826%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we went geocaching at Stithians Reservoir which is supposed to be the windiest lake in England. It certainly was really windy, enough to blow the cobwebs away, as my mum would say.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We were totally intrigued by a mass of ruined buildings in the woods. It looked like a significant hamlet with a school house, possibly a chapel/church and several other buildings. We guessed they must be from at least the late 1800's when it became expected for children up to the age of 12 to have an education (being married to a history teacher does teach you something!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We came home and googled Colan Woods ruins and came up with some strange results. Some people claim that the hamlet was haunted and even that all the villagers suddenly disappeared without trace one day in the early 1900's. We didn't find the "time slips" suggested or feel the haunted atmosphere.... It was however unexpected to find a hamlet that must have been totally abandoned in the relatively recent past.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nature is now reclaiming the site, to the point where many of the walls in the woods are now almost completely covered with moss and ivy. It really is an amazing place and will linger in my memory for quite some time. It would make a great setting for a mystery story... for when winter comes and we can't go geocaching because of the weather...</span><br />
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Just before the rain started I took some photos of the view looking back towards Bodmin. The Beacon is clearly visible: we live to the left of the Beacon as you look at the photo...<br />
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GillianGillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-33432705532702644782011-04-30T19:42:00.002+01:002011-04-30T19:43:29.701+01:00Birthday Geocaching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sean wanted to go for a little walk when the rain stopped on his birthday so we included geocaching and found a couple of local caches.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We first looked on two bridges, one a road bridge, one a very bouncy footbridge. Both were pretty busy so we weren't able to do a proper search so we decided to move on to quieter locations and come back to these two when it is quieter, perhaps earlier in the day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Old Bridge is stunning. It was built in the 1460's by a local and is said to be built on wool. This supposedly actually means built on the profits on wool, but it is a nice story. I read that Wadebridge was called Wade before the bridge was built because prior to the building of the bridge people had to wade across the river.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The beauty of the Camel Trail is that the scenery changes all along its length. Walking along the part that moves into the Camel Estuary has a completely different feel to it than walking along by Poley's Bridge where the river was still very much a large stream. It also changes with the seasons so will walk it again later in the year...</span><br />
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</span>Gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556247305485543806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1302178469231521209.post-8153597535684790622011-04-25T11:27:00.000+01:002011-04-25T11:27:55.918+01:00Geocaching Anniversary CardIts our wedding anniversary today and here is the front of my card from John...<br />
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