Khurram Wadee ✅Jul 14, 2024
Yesterday, we went on a trip to #Penzance in #Cornwall. There is a direct #RailwayLine running from here to #London #Paddington. My local station is about half way along this 6-hour route and I’ve been on the London leg many time and so I thought it would be nice to go to the end of the line in the other direction. There are lots of #RailwayStations with strange names, like #Lostwithiel and #StErth and so it was nice to pass through them on our way.
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Looking east along the beach, you can see #StMichaelsMount, which is built on a part-time island, in that it is an island when the tide is in but otherwise you can walk to it over a #causeway. We did that a decade ago. Here are a couple of views with a #ZoomLens (I didn’t have space to pack my telephoto lens).

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The #town of #Penzance can be seen in the opposite direction.

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Parts of the #beach have #grey compacted sand. It’s firm and yet soft and when wet it forms a shimmering mirror for the sky.

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From the next #headland, you can get a really good view of St Michael’s Mount. I think the light conditions here were better too in the early afternoon.

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Off the shore, there were several #vessels including this #ship. I’m not sure what its function is but it’s certainly for some special purpose.

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The #sea appeared #blue or #green depending on the underlying geology.

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Here, it even has patches of gold colour looking a bit like those pools into which people drop coins.

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The boundary of #Devon and #Cornwall is marked in the south by the #RiverTamar. Across it, there is an old and historic #RailwayBridge called the #RoyalAlbertBridge, which was built in the mid 1800s by #Engineer #IsambardKingdomBrunel, Here, you can see it on the approach on the #train. This was taken using my #Android phone.

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Right next to it is the much more modern #RoadBridge, which is a #SuspensionBridge.

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Show threadPeter DownJul 14, 2024
@mkwadee Contrary to initial appearances the Royal Albert Bridge is, like its modern neighbour, a suspension bridge. Yet another brilliant piece of work by Brunel.
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@upbristol Yes, I forgot to mention that. Thanks.
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@mkwadee Buoy handling and such, apparently:
https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/commercial-services/our-services/vessel-hire/thv-galatea
Glad you enjoyed your time around Mount's Bay!
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@womump Thank you, not being a sea dog, I am not well versed in maritime tasks.
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@mkwadee

It looks like an offshore supply ship, or possibly a construction support vessel.

I have an app' on my 'phone, because I like to know the nitty gritty. I love watching the ships come and go, especially when they're HUGE and need tugs.

Gives me 'shivers'...

Try 'Marine Traffic'; it provides lots of interesting information.

Oh, and thank you for the lovely photo's. I haven't been to Penzance for years, but was usually passing through to the Scillies, a special place I love.