Well, on Day 3 we got up and headed to Port Isaac in N.W. Cornwall, about an hour and a half from where we were. Being HUGE fans of the hit British TV Series, Doc Martin, we had to go visit Port Isaac, where the show is filmed. We parked and walked down into the fishing village and to our amazement and surprise, one of the first things we saw, after getting into the village, was "Louisa" (Catherine Catz) talking to some people apparently associated with the show. They were going to do some filming that day! Needless to say we got excited!!! LOL We walked over and met "Louisa" because she wasn't busy yet; she was so nice and friendly! I got a great shot of her and Ken! He was excited, even if he won't admit it!  We saw them film 2 scenes and decided we better go on and get to our next destination of Padstow.
We planned to eat a late lunch at Rick Stein's Fish n Chips in the fishing village of Padstow, not too far from Port Isaac. We did, but were extremely disappointed in the chips (to me they weren't any better than frozen chips ya buy at the grocery store). We enjoyed the fish and our battered oysters and scallops - they were yummy!!! After eating, we took a nice walk. After our walk, we then headed across Cornwall and south a bit to the quaint fishing village of Mevagissey. We arrived there around 6pm and it was overcast and very windy & chilly, so I put on my 2 jackets - my thin rain jacket and a fleece jacket I had in the car. We walked around and enjoyed the pretty village and harbour. I would love to go back to Mevagissey when it was sunny, was very impressed with the lovely place. Be sure to click on first thumbnail and then NEXT to go to each photo, as some descriptions are a bit long and if ya do the Slideshow, ya might not have time to read it all. Hope you enjoyed your day with us again.
~Janie & Ken |
We were starting to walk down a road to Port Isaac village but I caught a shot of this amazing rock formation - looking the opposite direction of Port Isaac. That is Tintagel Head in the far distance. I wanted to go there again (went on our honeymoon in 2004, but didn't have time this trip). |
walking on a road toward Port Isaac village |
views near the harbour |
Port Isaac Harbour |
school in Port Isaac (Portwenn School in Doc Martin) |
walking down into Port Isaac village |
Ken & "Louisa" from the TV show, Doc Martin (real name is Catherine Catz) |
restaurant used in Doc Martin TV show - Doc Martin's house up above it |
Port Isaac harbour - we wanted to visit Port Isaac because of the TV hit series, Doc Martin, with Martin Clunes. |
walking around the village of Port Isaac |
harbour at the left and a pub straight ahead |
an old old house in Port Isaac that is now a gift shop |
village "toilets" :) |
looking down onto the terrace of a restaurant used in Doc Martin and onto the harbour (too bad the tide was out) |
Port Isaac Harbour & that is the school used in Doc Martin. |
Doc Martin's home and "surgery" in the TV show |
One of my fave shots of Port Isaac Harbour, just wish the tide had been in! |
Janie at Doc Martin's door! Knock knock! :) |
a pub restaurant in Port Isaac |
Ken getting a fresh crab sandwich at Port Isaac |
Ken trying to catch up with me, eating his crab sandwich! LOL |
narrow Port Isaac street |
a narrow street in Port Isaac |
a couple of homes in Port Isaac |
getting ready to film a scene for the new series of Doc Martin (that is "Auntie Joan & Louisa") |
actresses Stephanie Cole & Catherine Catz |
filming a scene from Doc Martin |
about to film a scene from Doc Martin |
about to film a scene |
Catherine Catz (Louisa) about to film a scene for Doc Martin |
We were standing right where they started to film this scene! Exciting and fun day! (Auntie Joan, Doc Martin's auntie & Louisa, Doc Martin's love interest) |
There they go - doing the scene! Fun day! |
near Port Isaac harbour |
Ken as we were leaving Port Isaac |
Janie as we were leaving Port Isaac |
one of my fave shots - Port Isaac |
Port Isaac |
We were walking back to the car park (that is a better view of Tintagel Head in the far distance). |
Rick Stein's Restaurant in village of Padstow (he has this fancy restaurant, a couple of cafe's, the fish n chips, a deli and I don't know what else - he's a very famous seafood chef from Cornwall - they joke and call Padstow - Padstein sometimes). |
Padstow harbour |
Padstow harbour |
Padstow harbour & town |
taking a walk at Padstow |
at Padstow |
Padstow |
taking a nice walk along the waterfront at Padstow |
Rick Stein's Fish n Chips Restaurant (we were disappointed in the chips) |
inside Stein's Fish n Chips |
What is left of my battered oysters - they were delicious!!!!! |
Ken with his fish n chips |
Janie & her fish n chips & fried oysters |
Post Office at Mevagissey |
Mevagissey |
Loved this shot of the harbour at Mevagissey! |
Mevagissey |
Fishing village of Mevagissey |
Mevagissey |
view from harbour at Mevagissey |
Mevagissey |
Mevagissey harbour |
CRAZY ROCKS off Mevagissey |
Lighthouse at Mevagissey |
Janie & Ken at Mevagissey |
Janie & Ken at Mevagissey harbour |
Loved this village of Mevagissey! |
village of Mevagissey |
narrow streets of Mevagissey |
Mevagissey narrow streets |
old pub in Mevagissey |
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