Walking the Ancient Path in a Modern World
After visiting Perran Round near Newquay I made my way further along the northern coast of Cornwall. I was running from the rain clouds which were closing in behind me. However, I was beaten, and when I arrived at Tintagel the rain had set in for the day. One of the reasons I had chosen … Read More “Cornwall Winter p7 – Tintagel and the Lively Mix” »
In the second of my year-end summary posts I am listing the most important things I have learned this year. I’ve arranged them in chronological order by month as this seems to show the development of the learning in the best way. There’s too much to read in one go, so I’ve split this into two … Read More “Summary 2013 – Lessons Learned Pt1” »
We’re almost at Lammas and I’m just concluding our Summer Solstice 2013 story – an indication of how fun-packed that weekend in Cornwall was. I have to start this post by introducing a caveat. What I am about to relate does not in any way reflect on the place we were staying, or the people who … Read More “Summer Solstice 2013 p11 – Shady business at Arthurs Inn” »
This is my penultimate Summer Solstice post. I have one more – a real counterpoint to this story – which will teach me another strong lesson, but we’ll come to that in time. For now, we have arrived at Tintagel – home of all things Arthurian, especially the gift shops – and we have just scoured the town … Read More “Summer Solstice 2013 p10 – Tintagel and Merlin’s Cave” »
There are dreams and then there are visions. How do you distinguish between the two? It must have been around 5 in the morning when I was awakened by a sound. I could not place it and took it for the noise of a car door closing. We were after all right next to a … Read More “Solstice 2013 p7 Tintagel and the Knights of the Round Table” »
Tintagel, you have to go there to truly appreciate the ancient magic that lives in that ground. I was tremendously lucky to have lived an hours drive from this place a few years ago and I this place of legend and myth was always vying for my weekends. When I moved away, I had though that … Read More “Solstice 2013 p6 Tintagel Remembered” »
I can’t think of a time when I have said no to a visit to Dinas Bran. It is such a connective and experience giving site, how can one say no? So when Gwas suggested an evening visit to the Dinas Bran, I said YES instantly. I met up with Gwas around 7pm on a cool early spring evening. … Read More “Asking questions at Dinas Bran” »
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