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Summer Vacation, Day 14: Hayle

Half an hour’s drive from last night’s stay in Penzance was St Ives. Nadine’s non-negotiable visit this vacation was going there and exploring the town.

The California with the roof up on the pitch between the dunes, the moon above
Caption
Picture at dusk from our place in the middle of the dunes.
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
31mm
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Exposure
1/160s · ISO 100

Alas, Nadine went alone after an hour-long search for a parking spot. I could not have imagined how crowded and overflowing that town is. At times it was like a maze, including reversing out of narrow streets because we could not get through a passage with the California. Eventually we dropped Nadine off and drove out of St Ives to a nearby park and church area: St John’s in the Fields offered parking for a donation of £5. The boys had snacks, played on the lawn and Nadine toured the town. After two hours we picked her up and went to our destination for the day, a holiday park with a campsite attached, right in the dunes. From there we walked on to the beach and stayed for the rest of the day. A lot of it reminds us of our camping experiences in Denmark.

Busy beach in St Ives with a green headland behind
Caption
Photo taken by Nadine during her tour through St Ives.
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
50mm
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 100
Woman with a rollator sitting at the harbour wall, the pier and lighthouse behind
Caption
Photo taken by Nadine during her tour through St Ives.
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
50mm
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Exposure
1/800s · ISO 100
Hanging flower basket on a lamp post above the roofs of St Ives
Caption
Photo taken by Nadine during her tour through St Ives.
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
48mm
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 100
Small sandy cove below the St Ives Museum
Caption
Photo taken by Nadine during her tour through St Ives.
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
20mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/1000s · ISO 100
Juvenile herring gull begging from an adult in front of a kayak rack
Caption
Photo taken by Nadine during her tour through St Ives.
Photographer
Nadine
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
20mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/800s · ISO 100
Godrevy lighthouse on its island, a surfer carrying a board in the foreground
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
600mm
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Exposure
1/2000s · ISO 640
Paraglider over the sea, Godrevy lighthouse in the distance
Camera
Canon EOS R5
Lens
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
Focal length
157mm
Aperture
ƒ/5
Exposure
1/2000s · ISO 400
Aika lying in the sand, Godrevy lighthouse in the distance
Caption
Aika is constantly exhausted this vacation and falls asleep everywhere.
Camera
SONY ILCE-6400A
Lens
E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II
Focal length
50mm
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Exposure
1/1600s · ISO 100

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