DAY 5 - CORNWALL Holiday (heading back home)

25th April 2009

We woke up to rain this day, had a good breakfast again and headed home. We were both sad to leave Cornwall. sad

The people were friendly and The Lizarad Peninsula is so peaceful and a great place to relax, altho we never seem to relax much because we are always on the move. We always have so much we want to see and not enough time. smile

The rain quit about the time we left and we headed north, through Devon, of course - the only way out of Cornwall. Ken took me to Plymouth in Devon, because I had been wanting to see where the pilgrims left England for New England. When he said we were going there, I teared up for JOY! I don't know but I just was so thrilled and kind of relieved to be able to see where that happened and I teared up again when I saw the momument where they boarded the Mayflower. It was a very moving experience which I will always remember. (Thank you, Ken, for taking me there.)

When we left Plymouth, we headed back across Dartmoor and enjoyed a lot of lovely countryside before heading on back home. It's a 4-5 hour drive from Dartmoor so we had to get on the road.

The weather was beautiful every day (only rained the last night). We both cherish the memories we made and hope you have enjoyed your time with us.
~ Janie & Ken

Leaving The Lizarad Peninsula and heading north toward home, we drove by several of these old tin mine ruins in Cornwall. I got Ken to stop once so I could take a pic.	Smeaton's Tower Lighthouse (built in the 1700's) was once out in Plymouth Sound, but was moved brick by brick to this location in Plymouth later.		This is a Memorial built remembering the place where the pilgrims left Plymouth, England headed to New England, where they landed near Plymouth Rock.
if you need to, click on pic to enlarge just a tad	Memorial to the Mayflower which took the pilgrims to the colonies in 1620. Ya will probably have to click on pic to enlarge to be able to read the memorial block at the bottom.		Plymouth Harbour where the Mayflower set out for the colonies in New England.
	The Monument to the Mayflower and the UK and US flags.	Plymouth harbour area	Plymouth harbour area
Plymouth harbour area	Plymouth harbour and the monument to remember the Mayflower.	I want to read Bradford's diary. Should be very interesting!	Plymouth
Plymouth	driving through the Dartmoor countryside	After leaving Plymouth in Devon, we drove on to the Dartmoor countryside.	still driving thru Dartmoor countryside
a pretty spot to stop for a pic in Dartmoor	some terraced cottages in Dartmoor, Devon	Ken drove back through Dartmoor and we drove through this pretty village of Widecomebe in the Moor, ya can see it a bit in the distance.	Dartmoor views
views of Widecomebe in the Moor	LOVED the wild ponies we saw on Dartmoor!!!