Family Gathering
The River Tamar forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon. Rising only 4 miles from Bude and the Atlantic Ocean, it flows south, slowly at first, for nearly 50 miles to the English Channel. In its middle reaches, the River Tamar winds its way through steep wooded country.
This is also an area strewn with the relics of two centuries of mining and is part of Cornwall's and West Devon's World Heritage Site. On the Cornish side is Cotehele Quay, once a busy port on which the local community depended. It is now looked after by the National Trust. Several times a year, at the height of the spring tide, the quays disappear under water.
As the sun went down a family of swans appeared from around the corner of one of the marooned buildings. In the fading light they paused to search the shallow water covering the quays for food.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, whatever you are doing, and thank you all for your interest and support over the past year.
Family Gathering
The River Tamar forms the boundary between Cornwall and Devon. Rising only 4 miles from Bude and the Atlantic Ocean, it flows south, slowly at first, for nearly 50 miles to the English Channel. In its middle reaches, the River Tamar winds its way through steep wooded country.
This is also an area strewn with the relics of two centuries of mining and is part of Cornwall's and West Devon's World Heritage Site. On the Cornish side is Cotehele Quay, once a busy port on which the local community depended. It is now looked after by the National Trust. Several times a year, at the height of the spring tide, the quays disappear under water.
As the sun went down a family of swans appeared from around the corner of one of the marooned buildings. In the fading light they paused to search the shallow water covering the quays for food.
May I take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas, whatever you are doing, and thank you all for your interest and support over the past year.