Author Archives: victoria hoffer

The lord of the estate, whose name I don’t remember, established a hospital for tin miners. In gratitude, they designed and crafted this rather exotic fruit stand of tin, which must be a very high grade because it does look like silver. It is a palm tree, a camel underneath, seemingly on an oasis, andContinue reading “Lanhydrock, inside”

After equivocating, I did take the excursion to Lanhydrock, the National Trust’s flagship site. Winnie the Pooh lived in the 100 Acre Wood (didn’t he?) Well, Lanhydrock is ten times a hundred acres. It is a l a r g e estate. The exterior of the house may be imposing, but gorgeous might not beContinue reading “Lanhydrock, mostly”

Fowey is not pronounced “phooey;” it rhymes with “boy” and “joy.” It has a lively harbour: But first there was the departure from Charleston: If one goes off the path, up the few stone steps and a little way beyond, one will find a bench, not quite obscured, on which that very one can sitContinue reading “A slow news day”

First the walk—only eight miles—then the Shipwreck and Heritage Center, and finally, the Eden Project. The walk was described as very difficult, but it wasn’t. A few big climbs, which are steeper in real life than they are in photos: Then the museum where I did not linger because it was dark, there were lotsContinue reading “Busy Day”

What every garden needs: Another Animal Farm: They are really very industrious little critters. Mother and child: Portrait of mother: Portrait of child: Oh! Those pesky flies: Oh, Goosie Lucy, you seem to know your fate: There have been a lot of informative signs along the way, por ejemplo: but this is the first signlessContinue reading “The Lost Gardens of Helligan B”

A rest day in order to visit the Lost Gardens of Helligan, an easy two mile walk there and another two back plus many miles on site! The Lost Gardens are, like, well think the size of Central Park only not quite that big, but BIG. Even though I deleted a ton of photos, thereContinue reading “The Lost Gardens of Helligan A”

On the way down to the beach in Portloe to start today’s walk: Oh, I must say that the GPS, loaded with the topo map, even though it is not a high quality map, has been invaluable. The route has not been well-marked for some days, and there have been lots of sections, especially throughContinue reading “Portloe to Megavissey”

To begin the walk from Falmouth, you have to get to a place called Place (honest)! Before you can get to Place, you have to take a ferry twenty minutes to St. Mawes whence you take another very little ferry for about five minutes to the place called Place. Then you begin to walk toContinue reading “A ferry tale”

Last night’s accommodations were about a mile and a half from the path. Long story short, as it is said (far too often) I did err. I had not realized that I had to go down to and then cross a beach, so I waked in a huge V almost back to the B andContinue reading “A little bit extra and rain”

It is good to get an early start: because it assures that you will escape danger! The route today was complicated with a number of hard to find turns and such, and these very naughty cows did not help. They were blocking a sign and a gate I needed to see. But you can’t justContinue reading “A long day”