Posted by: neiljordan | August 9, 2008

July 26th The Official End at Lands End

At 2.30pm I was joined by family and friends in the carpark at Sennen Cove to walk the final mile or so to Lands End. The start was slightly delayed as Carl and I decided that we needed some Cornish icecream to sustain us on the journey. Susan had decided that everyone needed to be decorated with balloons and I am not sure what the holiday makers thought when we set off with two dogs to stroll over to the finish. I think we all enjoyed the walk and we were certainly blessed with good weather. The views out over the clifftops were magnificent.

When we got to Lands End an announcement was made that I was about to finish the journey and amazingly I was greeted by someone who had worked at Sobell House and had kindly waited for us to arrive. Once we had taken the final photographs we all enjoyed a Cornish Cream tea provided by my mother in law and Susan. I had explained to the non Cornish visitors that it was vital that they put the cream on top of the jam and not the other way round.  ( he other way is normal in the county over the Tamar and not allowed in Cornwall) Hessy, my mother in law, was taking no chances however and we were all given ready prepared scones. We enjoyed the picnic near the carpark and all too soon it was time to depart.

 I would like to thank everyone who came to Lands End but especially my mother, who at 87 travelled down from Bedfordshire, and Bob who drove down and back from Wantage, arriving at Lands End just after 10am to avoid the traffic.


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