Of course, a familiar citizen of every major city is the pigeon and several of them had found Paddington station to be a feasting place! From his ceiling roost, one of these guys was able to drop a perfectly aimed deposit on Mary Ann's head! A kind stranger had a spare wet-wipe for the clean-up. A London welcome?
From London, we boarded the train for a smooth but 5 1/2 hour trip to Penzance in the SW corner of England. People around us were so helpful and friendly. Since one of our main goals for this trip is renewal and rest, there couldn't be a better way to start the journey than watching the Cornwall rural landscape roll by with its fine collection of picturesque villages, cattle and sheep, and uncluttered peacefulness!
The train ride stopped at Penzance where we boarded the bus for a short trip to our destination for a week - Mousehole in Cornwall! This small village is just gorgeous if you like quaint, ancient fishing villages by the sea! When we arrived, it was high tide so the harbor was filled with fishing vessels all floating on the water rather than lying askew on wet sand! It was perfect! This village of around 700 population is scattered on the hillside. The summer crowds are reduced to a comfortable level but the place is still eager to welcome strangers and invite them to experience a taste of architecture most of us in the United States have never seen.
The cottage we were able to rent for the week is called "Even Keel" and once was the residence of the author of the famous children's book The Mousehole Cat which was later made into a movie! It is an old fisherman's home but has been beautifully restored and suits us to a "T." Several of its windows look out on the harbor and it is only a short walk to the town's center! It's the perfect place to rest so we have settled in with deep contentment.
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