Goonhilly

Well I did a quick recce of Goonhilly Earth Station as the dishes are mean't to be lit red, white and blue this weekend until Mon pm between 7.30pm-11.30pm. So spent a day finding what I though was the best stop.  All set up at night a couple of others there awaiting the light spectacular, looks like someone forgot to turn them on. Wasted day and night, useless b----rs! Enough said on that so here is a night image with security lighting only and a day image which I photo-shopped.

Olympic Torch Arrives in Helston

Another massive event for Helston, with crowds on a scale of Flora Day!  "Autie Towers" was where I started the day for a quick photo off the highly decorated house.  I then returned to the area near The Blue Anchor (planned to get a shot of the runner with the torch in front of the arches next to the bowling green) (an over exited crowd snookered this though, coupled with the big lorry that was about 2 feet in front of the torch bearer) Still you have to make the best of the situation! One photographer didn't even know the torch bearer had gone by, that is how much of a glimpse we got. The Helston town band were in full swing keeping everyone entertained with the floral dance amongst other tunes. Anyhow onto what I salvaged from the scrummage to get pictures.

"Autie Towers"

Good to see lots of Union Jacks

The Samsung quad that gave out lots of freebies

A couple of what seemed like a million police in their car

Torch Relay Vehicles

A bigger Samsung Wagon

Torch bearer number 044, sorry no name)

Helston's town band

Peacock I think?

Future Olympian?

Helston's Big Drum

BA2012 arrives in Cornwall with Olympic Flame

Tonight BA2012 "Firefly" landing at Culdrose with the Olympic Flame on board

BA2012 "Firefly"

Kite and Wind Surfing Marazion

Follow two days of heavy rain and mist the weather finally broke and gave the opportunity for some pictures of the wind/kite surfers at Marazion

Wind Surfer before the rain and mist cleared

Kite Surfer

Kite Surfer

Loco's at Penzance

Welcome to my new blog, as my main blog is wildlife I have commenced this one to show other images I take around Cornwall. My first post contains some pictures from a visit to Penzance by the Royal Duchy Express, hauled by Steam Locomotives Tangmere and Oliver Cromwell