The detailed Ordnance Survey map indicates that this bustling burg of 4 or 5 houses has its own name. It is hard to tell really how many houses as they sort of run together.
The weather was as bad or worse this morning, with a strong wind and continuing rain. It is comforting how three feet of rock wall can insulate you from the weather.
It slowed a bit at noon, enough for us to venture out to drive to Pendeen for lunch and groceries. Pendeen is the nearest town that actually has a store that sells food, and has at least two pubs.
We stopped at Morvah on the way back to check out their craft store in the original schoolhose, and the church. The church is a small, stone, much reconstructed, plain building with a small square tower. The interior is equally plain, but it appears to be a functioning church.
It was without rain long enough for us to walk around the neighbourhood for some pictures, but we did not venture far. The road is narrow enough that you have to squeeze against the rock wall when a car breezes past, and the walls are really too high to get into the fields.
There are some ancient standing stones in the area, some a few hundred yards away, but impossible to get to under these conditions. There is a National Trust walking path along the cliffs, again only a few hundred yards away. I checked out one of the connecing paths and it appears somebody had made an effort to clear a way through the bracken, but gave up when they hit a swamp.
The rain continues tonight, but there are hopes for a clear interval tomorrow. Meanwhile it is an evening of sitting in front of the fire with wine and cheese.
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