Hallööchen from Cornwall,
this week was a holiday and the boys had not therefore to school! Monday we have so our first Stage of the planned "Cornwallumrundung" back down. Detailed report is on the side "Once around Cornwall" which we have refurbished.
was Tuesday "finally" time English Weather! to stay inside and really nothing to do ...
Wednesday was a trip to the beach of Perranporth on the "holiday program. The beach is approx. 5 km wide at low tide and 200-300m. There are some caves and arches "through which one can pass through at low tide and climbing. Samy and Jeremy have explored the cave, and we found an adventure path through the caves back to the beach. It was great fun ...
Saturday we had the city of St. Agnes. This provides a small but interesting beach and many old houses typical of Cornwall. Many old houses are built of the granite occurring in Cornwall. (Actually Cornwall is quite a granite rocks). Therefore, the granite is still a cheaper building material. Even Slate is here - as it often happens - cheap ... unlike in Germany ...
Sunday has it rained again. After we were (so to speak German "mouse hole" in English. "Mausel"
) in the town of Mousehole has almost drenched, we went to the Telegraph Museum in Porthcurno. From here came the first overseas - cable from England to Bombay ... in 1870 was this. Up to 2 World War it was the largest telegraph station in the world. From here 40 cable went into all the world. It was very interesting ... especially became clear that it is really the 1st www was ... containing just with much simpler means. Each letter was sent out in Morsealphabeth to each other .. A message needed from Porthcurno to the United States, for example 8 hours .... The cables were moved by ship and were in some cases 2500 miles (1 mile approx. 1.6 km) long ... It took six months to produce and store the cable on the ship, but only 19 days this .... to be laid in the U.S. So that's about 1880 ...
If we're at it ... with the phone companies, it is so slow to "running gag" ... despite letter we have not really gotten on ... we got a welcome e-mail .... by Title "Dear Lorraine ... this is the first name of our landlord ... Also there was a call from Talk Talk, ... Fortunately we were not at home ... They also wanted to speak Lorraine ... the spin - the phone companies ...
pictures and info on weekly or below, at "Once around Cornwall ... so far this week ...
Many greetings home ... or wherever our blog will be read ..
Harry & Family
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