Hauksbee 103 Posted February 13, 2014 Ultimat: where was this picture taken? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theultimat 5 Posted February 13, 2014 Hauksbee, the picture is credited to SWNS (South West News Service), and I think it's a town in Cornwall called Sennen Cove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Yep, Sennen Cove - I have been bathing at their sandy beach in 1973 (oh, the memories!...) Cornwall is very beautiful! But you could say that for the most parts of England. Edited February 13, 2014 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 13, 2014 Cornwall! Of course. Sticking out into the Atlantic like that. I wonder if Sennen Cove ever loses any houses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 13, 2014 No, the people there know the sea and wouldn't build like that. Sennen Cove is built behind a natural barrier of rocky riffs - otherwise there'd be no beach - it would all get washed away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 13, 2014 Good old Google Earth! Thanks, Olham. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 13, 2014 Cornwall, for me also great souvenirs of sailing there when I was living just across the Channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HumanDrone 4 Posted February 15, 2014 I have a friend who grew up in Cornwal; closest I ever got was a few days on the Isle of Wight (working...). But Holey Moley those were some impressive waves! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 15, 2014 Cornwall always seems outstanding when I see it of British TV dramas: rural, rustic, cottages and cliffs. I wonder what it's like now? Highways, fast-food places, neon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 15, 2014 Hauksbee, just draw the "golden manekin" from the GoogleMaps scale into the roads there and have some long walks through Cornwall (by clicking on the road in front of you). There are still no highways - it isn't called "Land's End" for nothing. (Soundtrack: John Surman "Road to St. Ives") Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) I also remember during celtic festivals of the seventies in my region listening to great concerts of Brenda Wootion. Edited February 15, 2014 by corsaire31 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) ...like this song? Brenda Wootton is the spelling... Edited February 15, 2014 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 15, 2014 Sorry for lousy typing, it is of course Brenda Wootton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tranquillo 10 Posted February 15, 2014 I like Cornwall but haven't been for a while. I can remember parking on the beach at Port Isaac and hoping the tide tables were right. Also fishing off rocks just North of there was a bit hairy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theultimat 5 Posted February 15, 2014 I live a few miles outside of Cornwall in Devon, and I can assure you there are definately not many highways - of course, there's a few major A roads, but most of the time you're driving along hedged roads only wide enough for one car. If you're ever in the Devon/Cornwall area, make sure to take a look at Dartmoor - it's a truly amazing place. I'm fortunate enough to live right on the edge of it! In fact, the 2011 film War Horse was filmed partly on Dartmoor, so if you've seen the film you'll have a good idea of what it looks like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Beautiful song, Olham. Is it olde English, or does Cornwall have its own dialect? Edited February 15, 2014 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 15, 2014 I can only guess; I think it's Gaelic, which I think is Celtic inheritage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 15, 2014 Cornish is a language, not a dialect ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_language Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HumanDrone 4 Posted February 17, 2014 Interesting, corsaire31. So it is Celtic! And so is Welsh, etc. I never knew. It sure looks like Welsh in that song (very pretty, thanks, Olham!). I guess I should know, claiming to be a ruddy Irishman, but it didn't look like Gaelic to me... Glad I stopped by, at least for a touch'n'go! We shall keep this airfield active! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted February 17, 2014 . This is still home field for me and I only wish life would let me come back here more often, but they keep sending me out on the long recons! Only reason I'm home today is because we are having yet another winter storm. And to Cornwall, Devon, Dartmoor, and the rest of that beautiful corner of the world, I truly hope I can get back there someday too. It's been nearly 40 years now. Life is going by much too quickly and I can't seem to find the bloody brake pedal! . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 17, 2014 Being Breton myself and proud of my celtic culture, I had to make some advertising ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted February 17, 2014 . Life is going by much too quickly and I can't seem to find the bloody brake pedal! . Maybe that's because we spent so much time with our foot on the accelerator when we were young? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimAttrill 24 Posted February 21, 2014 Well, I'm just posting here to keep the place alive. I like it here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) Being Breton myself and proud of my celtic culture, I had to make some advertising ! Then I guess you must know the Breton harp artist Alan Stivell - he is quite well-known by Germans of my generation. Edited February 21, 2014 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corsaire31 7 Posted February 21, 2014 Have seen many of his concerts, I had a good school friend playing in his band, (who became one of the best bagpipe player in Brittany and started a music school with his brothers). I have been myself since 40 years playing celtic music ( breton and irish mainly) as singer and guitar, mostly in irish pubs. I was still playing here in Toulouse at The Dubliners almost every Tuesday ( open evenings where everyone was coming with his own instrument against free beer for the evening...) I stopped a couple of years ago, but I still go and listen from time to time. (Have to pay for my beer now...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
