CORNWALL 2017: The Boscastle Fishing Port

Here's one last fishing port from this year's Cornwall visit...which happened to be on the way home from our Tintagel visit to the legendary birthplace of King Arthur (remember?).

So, here we go again, to get our bearings.

The distance from Tintagel to Boscastle is 3.6 miles.

From Boscastle to the St. Austell home base is 28 miles.

As you see, Cornwall is not that big, even though driving around is not like in America.

This is the entrance view to Boscastle, the wee village on the inlet from the Atlantic Ocean.

Here's a fabulous image from Christoper Lethbridge on Wiki.

It shows the 2 protective stone harbor walls built by Sir Richard Grenville in 1584.

This is important because it shows the back of what we saw, from the Atlantic Ocean side.

But first, it so happens that Boscastle is home to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic since 1951.

"It houses exhibits devoted to folk magic, ceremonial magic, Freemasonry, and Wicca,

with its collection of such objects having been described as the largest in the world."

And, NO, we did not visit it...because it was at the end of our busy day

and we were there only to see the harbor.

And guess what!  It was at low tide, of course!

We chose to walk along the right side on the ledge towards the sea...and were not alone.

You can see the two protective stone walls in the harbor.

I was immediately side-tracked by the abundant slate and the flowers growing in/on it.

THAT slate, both coming and going.

As soon as we got to the  first harbor wall, however, my attention turned to the beached boats.

They looked like toys from our side of the inlet.

On this side, the 2nd harbor wall was the end of our walk,

even though others found a way to climb up onto the ridge above.

Walking back the same way we walked in gave us plenty to see.

Astrid climbed down to the water's bed to beachcomb,

while Pauline sunbathed and I found my own goodies nearby.

You know how they say you should always look backwards as well as forwards on your walks
 because of the views.  We got that opportunity simply by walking back the way we came in.

Don't be fooled by this low-water view at low tide.

In August 2004 there was a flash flood that washed 75 cars, 5 caravans, 6 buildings and several boats to sea.  "Approximately 100 homes and businesses were destroyed, and some had to be demolished; trees were uprooted and debris were scattered over a large area."

150 people clinging to trees and rooftops were rescued, without major injuries or loss of life.

The estimated cost of damage was £15 million.

What we saw, of course, was so calm, cool and collected...on another gorgeous day.
If we ever go back, we'll walk on the left side and see another world altogether, I'm sure.