Boscastle. You may remember the devastating flash floods here in 2004 (I presume it was national news and not just down south!) and on a dry summer's day like today when the river is barely a trickle, it's hard to believe that the water level rose, in a couple of hours, to roof height.

Northerner here: yes I remember the Boscastle flood. And I think of it every time we visit Cornwall.

I was in a roadside diner near Poitiers that day in 2004 and TF1 20 Heures was on the TV... their first story was reporting on Boscastle. It made *international* headlines.

Oh wow! I did some reading about it when we got home after our visit and watched some of the old BBC footage - it was quite something. It rained heavily here yesterday and I thought how, for the residents of Boscastle,it must feel very worrying anytime they get a lot of rain...

Lots of onshore wind turbines in Cornwall. Personally I don't think they negatively impact the scenic landscape at all. Excuse the rubbish photo (taken by my son whilst I was driving)!

I love that the general public are trusted to negotiate these steps; in this day and age I wouldn't have been surprised for the mezzanine that this leads to, to be closed off. This is inside the old post office in Tintagel, a small National Trust property.

Tintagel Haven, accessible only at low tide. What a beaut! 😎

Would be nice to be able to use these on all residential sections of public highway...

I’m in a campsite at the moment and yes it is 5mph and yes everyone is adhering to it and yes the same people go home and oppose 20 mph where they live. Baffling.

Home! Here endeth my Cornwall holiday thread, hope you liked my random photos ☺️ Stopped at a farm shop on the way home, thought I'd share this snap which illustrates my lifelong - and very firm - opinion on the great scone debate.

I put cream on first because it's easier to spread the thick cream onto the scone, and then daub the runnier jam on afterwards. It's a purely practical decision.

Also it makes a cream scone (rhymes with gone) different compared to normal toast etc.

I quite agree!

Cream does go on first. There is a historical story to explain it but prosaically cream was used where we would now use butter. Presumably cream was easier to make than butter.

That's what I've always said! It replaces butter, and you'd never attempt to spread butter over jam.

Exactly! The proper way 🙂

Absolutely

We’ve had great family holidays here (great cream tea at the farm shop on the road leading into town).

Hope you got to see the Museum of Witchcraft

We didn't actually go in as I had my dog with me and they're not allowed. I might see if I can nip back without him as I would like to visit!