The next day saw us driving from Plymouth to Penzance, and then on to Marazion to see St Michael's Mount. I was quite excited at the thought of visiting this unique, rocky island, which you can walk to when the tide is low. It was drizzling when we arrived, and the weather was just awful and miserable.
We wandered around a bit while debating whether we should take the short motorboat trip over to the island (the tide was in). It was so cold and I wasn't keen on climbing up the hill to see the castle. The thing that I was really hoping to do was to walk across the causeway at low tide, but obviously, one needed to be there at the right time. We finally decided to go over, and I was so excited to hear that the tide would be out in about an hour's time! Yippee!
We had so much fun walking back along the causeway; it was such a great experience. It was like this yellow brick road fully revealed at the parting of the sea! :)
Some people removed their shoes for the walk, whilst children poked around for crabs and stuff amongst the exposed seaweed and rocks- buckets and spades in tow. Even vehicles could drive on the causeway! It was quite amazing to be walking along this road with the sea at the edge; it was certainly a memorable experience for us.
By this time, the sun had broken through the clouds and the weather was warm and gorgeous. We joined the masses who decided to camp out in the sunshine and admire St Michael's Mount against the backdrop of a beautiful blue sky... while sipping beer and enjoying a lovely lunch! :)
Jacket Potato with North Atlantic Prawns
Roast beef with roasted vegetables; the parsnips were simply delicious!
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