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The British Invasion: Part IV - Tintagel
Sep. 26th, 2011 01:38 pmAfter Clovelly, it was time to drive to Tintagel. By this point, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
knightky and I were jet-lagging badly, and could barely stay awake in the coach. We'd sit down and nod right off. Even the steep walk at Clovelly hadn't woken us up for long. The fried food and legumes were taking a toll on my digestive tract, and the meds Kyle were on for his sick elbow were taking a toll on his. We were exhausted and our intestines were doing terrible things to ourselves (and one another!), but no matter. We had Tintagel ahead of us.
Tintagel was my favourite destination on the entire tour. It's overflowing with ancient beauty. Driving there was an adventure. The roads are steep, narrow, and filled with switchback turns. The houses all look to be hundreds of years old, and stand so close to the road in places that I could have touched them if the coach were lacking windows.
What the two of us wanted to see most of all were the castle ruins at Tintagel. Arthurian legend says King Arthur was conceived at this location, and in the 13th century, a castle was built at Tintagel Head by Richard, the Earl of Cornwall. While most of the others on the tour went on to explore the town itself, Kyle and I roused ourselves enough to walk down the steep trail to view the castle ruins. The pathway was every bit as steep as the one at Clovelly, but thankfully, not so uneven.
( This was our first view of the ruins. )
knightky and I were jet-lagging badly, and could barely stay awake in the coach. We'd sit down and nod right off. Even the steep walk at Clovelly hadn't woken us up for long. The fried food and legumes were taking a toll on my digestive tract, and the meds Kyle were on for his sick elbow were taking a toll on his. We were exhausted and our intestines were doing terrible things to ourselves (and one another!), but no matter. We had Tintagel ahead of us.Tintagel was my favourite destination on the entire tour. It's overflowing with ancient beauty. Driving there was an adventure. The roads are steep, narrow, and filled with switchback turns. The houses all look to be hundreds of years old, and stand so close to the road in places that I could have touched them if the coach were lacking windows.
What the two of us wanted to see most of all were the castle ruins at Tintagel. Arthurian legend says King Arthur was conceived at this location, and in the 13th century, a castle was built at Tintagel Head by Richard, the Earl of Cornwall. While most of the others on the tour went on to explore the town itself, Kyle and I roused ourselves enough to walk down the steep trail to view the castle ruins. The pathway was every bit as steep as the one at Clovelly, but thankfully, not so uneven.
( This was our first view of the ruins. )
