CornishKrispy: North Cornish Coast Roadtrip

Friday 8th February: Road Trip down the North Cornish (and Devon) coast.

Started out in the morning from Portishead, first stop was Barnstaple. This was a bit longer run than I expected, however managed to get to Barnstaple and find the vessel which I wanted to see. It was a great opportunity to try out my new camera.

A view upstream towards the town, whilst (below) the hulls of former barges on the riverbank.

Then it was on to Bideford - here Endeavour is seen alongside the quay.

A quick drive down river to Appledore, and it was time to get my feet muddy, to photograph the remains of the old shipyard.

Through the lanes, and next stop was Bude (now in Cornwall) - a port I had never visited before. The wind was blowing (making it extra cold!), so it was a brief stop for a couple of snaps of the canal.

Following the brief stop, it was back on the road following the coast. 10 minutes into the journey, I saw a nice parking area on the cliff top - parked up and went for a stroll armed with my camera.

Out on headline, it was difficult to keep my footing, so didn't venture too close to the edge. Some great views were seen, looking to the west of Widemouth Bay;

Whilst to the east, some great views of the steep cliffs.

A little further down the coast, and came upon Crackington Haven at the end of a steep sided valley. Parked up the car again, and a short stroll across the beach tested out my camera.

A little further down the coast, and was driving into Boscastle, again somewhere I had never been before with the camera. Parked up, and walked down through the village. Both Boscastle and Crackington Haven were devastated by severe flooding on 16th August 2004, though it was great to see that there was no evidence of this event in either village.

The narrow street, and the river flowing down towards the harbour.

Out to the harbour, and great view out between the headlands into the Atlantic. Wind was really gusting, and the ground very slippery!

Walking back, took the opportunity to snap the river, flowing furiously towards the sea - compare the below view to this from 2004

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boscastle_05.jpg

That was it for the north coast - the time had gone quick! In the evening it was off to Falmouth, and another excuse to try out the performance of my new camera.....