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Maltese Invade Cornwall - part 2 of 1 2 3 4

Published 01/04/2010

Sitting in the front passenger seat was the techie amongst us and we were barely a couple of hundred metres out of the parking lot when Ramon pulled out his portable GPS gadget and keyed in our final destination. Again, Ruben insisted that there was no need for this as his orientation skills were second to none, and secondly this gadget also took the fun out of driving along the narrow country roads.

For the three of us sitting at the back, it became somewhat amusing at times seeing the two at the front arguing. After a couple of wrong turns we were on Ramon's side and there were moments when the whole situation was verging on mutiny!

Four-and-a-half hours later all this was behind as we drove out of Plymouth and followed the signs to Portwrinkle. It was already late afternoon, the light was failing but we could easily appreciate the beauty of this wild part of England. The excitement of the photographic hunt welled up inside us and we were raring to go come morning.

It was dark, windy and drizzling when we arrived at the cottage. The fresh, salty gusts from the Atlantic crashing on the beach below hit us squarely in the face as we got out of the car. We just hoped that the following day would be in accord with what the weatherman had predicted - cloudy with short, sunny spells

At this point we were famished and, after dropping our gear down in the spacious, warm and welcoming cottage, we drove off in search of somewhere to eat. We didn't have to go far. A couple of miles and we were in Downderry, devouring delicious nosh in the charming restaurant, The Inn on the Shore.

After a good night's sleep, yours truly was the first up and prepared breakfast for the rest of the gang. The day looked promising. Dark clouds, with the occasional break. Perfect for some moody landscape shots.

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