Poppit, Cenarth and Major Fail.

After the long drive to Wales yesterday I didn't want to spend too much time in the car. Started off a mile from where I am staying at Poppit Sands.

And in the afternoon a long walk though the valley at Cenarth along the banks of the river Teifi.

St. Dogmaels Morning

My base for the next week is a Cottage in St. Dogmaels. This was the view from the front door that greeted me this morning.

Tintern Abbey & Dinefwr

Day 1 of my Holiday to Wales - visited two spectacular locations on my way to the cottage.

First , just over the border in the Wye Valley was Tintern Abbey.

  

The second stop was at the Dinefwr Park and Castle.

   

iPhone 3GS review

I finally switched to the iPhone when the new model, the 3GS, was released on the 19 June. My main requirement was not the phone but the data capilities. I also wanted it to replace my existing iPod Classic.

R.I.P. Personal Computer World 1978 - 2009

I was sad to learn of the demise of one of the UK's longest running computer magazines.

I started reading it not long after it's launch, and before I owned my first computer. I learnt a lot from it and it helped me over the years as a bought my various computers. It even carried program listings for my Sinclair ZX-81 and QL. I still have a wall-chart they gave away that shows all the BASIC commands and their syntax for all the popular operation systems of the time (around 1983) which allowed you to take a listing published for, say, the BBC micro and workout how to convert it to run on a Sinclair Spectrum.

Leonardslee Gardens

Another sunny day - judging by the traffic going past my house early this morning everyone was headed to the coast today. I decided to head inland instead and visited Leonardslee Gardens.

With seven lakes to walk around, it's a pleasant place to spend some time.

Balmy Night in London

Could it be that summer has arrived?

  

Wide Angle Views at Hever Castle

My previous post about My new Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens has been the most popular post on my blog since it was published nearly a year ago. I imagine the viewers were quite disappointed to just find a single image there. This post aims to rectify that. - All these photos were taken with the Sigma Lens and a Nikon D300.

Littlehampton

Nice sunny morning, so spent some time at Littlehampton.

More Pictures after the break....

Caravans

I think there is some prejudice and preconceptions regarding caravans, but I usually have at least one holiday in one each year and the standard is nothing like as basic as it used to be.

Last Stop, Padstow

Final day of the Holiday - started with an excellent breakfast in the Rick Stein Cafe.  Then walked around the harbour, purchased some gifts and a crab sandwich for the journey home.

Tolverne

The Tolverne restaurant (aka Smugglers Cottage) is situated on the riverbank between Falmouth and Truro. I had passed it on a couple of occasions as I travelled by boat and had been meaning to stop off for a visit for some time

Stithains, Trelissick & St Mawes

Stithains has been on my visit list for a few years - On the map it's a big blue reservoir in the middle of nowhere just asking to be discovered.

I knew there was a risk that it would be pretty unspectactular, and it was - I stayed about 10 minutes before moving on to my standby destination - Trelissick.

Botallack to Sennen

Easily the coldest start to any day I have spent in Cornwall.

First a walk along the cliffs from Levant to Sennan on the North Cornish Coast - No sun but still breathtaking views.

Trevarno & Godolphin

The day started off cold and dull as I headed off to the nearby Trevarno Estate for a walk around the grounds and gardens,

Before long the sun managed to break though and I headed to Porthleven for Lunch in the Harbourside Inn.

Fal Weather

Took a boat trip up-river from Falmouth to Truro today.

The deep river is being used to store around 20 large container ships that would normally be used to transport cars, but that are currently surplus to requirements because of the current state of the economy.

Coverack and Ice

Last time I visited Coverack it was a wet and windy day. Today the weather was kinder and I was able to follow the coastal path for a muddy, but enjoyable, walk to Chynhalls Point.

Cornwall Again

Day 1 of my Spring 2009 Holiday and I'm back in the Lizard Peninsular for the 7th time.

As usual, I found somewhere to visit on the way. This time it was Montacute House, which is also home to a the National Portrait Gallery.

Also worth mentioning was breakfast, which was at the Little Chef in Popham.

Dishonest Doorstep Tactics - Southern Electric

I can't believe the gall of these people - I have just been visited by one of these low lives. I wouldn't have answered the door to him but my neighbour had already let him into the communal hallway. The conversation was something like this.

R.I.P. - Haywards Heath Farmer's Market

In recent years a farmer's market has tried to gain a foothold in the town - this struggled to find a decent home as in was shoved from car park to car park. In the last year it seemed that things had begun to look up - it found an ideal home in the heart of the town's Orchards Shopping Centre.