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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.

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).
Looking east towards St Michael's Mount
Zoomed in image of St Michael's Mount

The #town of #Penzance can be seen in the opposite direction.
Penzance seen from Mount's Bay

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.
Shimmering reflection of the sky on the beach

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.
St Michael's Mount from the next headland

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.
Ship moored offshore

The #sea appeared #blue or #green depending on the underlying geology.
Sea appearing blue and green in patches

Here. it even has patches of gold colour looking a bit like those pools into which people drop coins.
Calm see and patches underlying yellow rock

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.
The Royal Albert Bridge linking Devon and Cornwall

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

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