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A Taste of Cornwall

Look to Zennors Head

From Gurnards Head

 Our taste of Cornwall began in Zennor on the Atlantic Coast where we spent a night on a dairy farm. From there we went to Penzance and Purthcurno, with a day on the Scilly Island of St. Marys. Lastly, we spent a night near Tavistock on the edge of Dartmoor, before viewing the moor and returning home. Spectacular countryside with beautiful weather!

Gurnard's Head and Us

Cornish Heather

Sunset on the Atlantic

Planted on the Rock

Zennor Pub

Dartmoor Ponies

Penzance Bay

Scilly Ferry

Tavistock Bridge

Sherlock and I at Dartmoor Prison

The Duo

Here's Gramps and Soapy performing a duo of the old favorite "Seek you First"

He Lives Forevermore Booklet

Thanks to Susan Clark we have the drawings for the booklet to go with the song He Lives Forevermore. I put some text to the drawings and added a coloring page on the back so we have a first draft of that booklet up on the "Songs and Things" page of this blog. If there is any problem printing please let me know. Celebrate Jesus!

Hosting

We've been hosting this month. Hosting the family, hosting one of our speakers for a few days and maybe hosting a student toward the end of the month. So Barb has been creating fabulous meals and organising the house and entertaining the girls. It's great to have the space to show some hospitality.

Curtsey

Steaming through Wales

Barb has been planning this steam trip through north Wales for several months before our anniversary.  We were hoping for sunny weather in order to see the top of Snowdon Mountain but you don't always get what you want. We did take several train rides through Snowdonia Park, two on steam trains and were rewarded with lovely views of the green foothills littered with sheep and flowing with rushing streams. We were again by the sea which is always thrilling to me even without the 30 to 40 mph winds to help you stand up straight. Here are a few of the scenes ...

Cuthbert's Island

We went on Pilgrimage with the Treehouse staff and students this past week to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. Barbara and I remember visiting once back in 2002 when the Africa Mercy was being refit in Newcastle, UK. The weather was amazingly sunny and mild so we had wonderful day trips and pictures of the North Sea, wildlife and livestock. We stayed in a guesthouse for pilgrims named Marygate House where they host you and feed you for whatever you can pay. One night we walked across the tidal plain as pilgrims have been doing for centuries. Studying the Celtic Christians, we visited ancient sites and took time to wait on the Lord and pray together. It was a special week for our group and a soothing pause after being robbed at home.