Bongo Fury

I've got family in Helston, been there since the 1960's (still technically emmets I believe) all things Helston were a regular part of our summers.

Great pics as usual of the Team Muz pasty tour... Still at least you had better weather than I get when I go down those parts, thanks to the high pressure and easterly winds I guess, keeping the rain at bay...

Should be in the wanted section but...... Wanted: Relay pasties from Cornwall to Brora please.

Thanks for the pastie photos Muz.

brorabongo wrote:Should be in the wanted section but...... Wanted: Relay pasties from Cornwall to Brora please.

Thanks for the pastie photos Muz.

https://www.annspasties.co.uk/shop.php

http://www.philpsbakery.co.uk/Pasties%20By%20Post

Stunning as ever Paul

Alison01326 wrote:

dobby wrote: Yes, it's amazing what you forget in 30 years. did you go up to the Loe Bar - I think it was river mouth/estuary that took boats into Helston once upon a time

You wouldn't remember it, as it was more than 30 years ago!!! 700 years ago there was (allegedly) an earthquake which threw Loe Bar (a sand bar) across the mouth of the River Cober turning Helston from a port into an inland town. Alternatively it is attributed to a giant dropping a bag of sand even more than 700 years ago

All joking aside, there was a bit of an earthquake up in north Cornwall on Friday night! Anyone up that way feel anything (about midnight). Keep comments clean, please!

I'm here in Mawgan Porth and sleeping on the ground! Whereabouts was it? I don't remember anything but noisy neighbours!

Brilliant photos Muz. Maybe you were one of the bongos we waved at during our stay!

Jillygumbo wrote:Maybe you were one of the bongos we waved at during our stay!

Could well be, we waved and flashed at loads - it really is Outer Bongolia down there

Alison01326 wrote:
Come on down, the rest of you. The weather is statistically not very wet (although it's been grim today). http://travel.uk.msn.com/british-breaks ... =157096149

It's Always wet when I venture down your way......

Yeah I agree, I think you have to live down there to get the benefit of the weather cos it always rains in august when we venture down the M5

Absolutely fantastic pics...I was going to go in July (if certain things happen ) but I don't need to now, you've done all the places on my list The pastie ones really made me giggle.

I can't believe someone can 'not see' a bongo??? typical micra driver (ducks...)

You had ace weather too!

Fab pictures You were missed at Shell Island

haha great minds think alike we were there a couple of weeks ago





we were only there a week and there were so many other places that we wanted to visit, but just ran out of time will have to organise another trip me thinks. your pics are fab especially the first one - gorgeous

Jillygumbo wrote:I'm here in Mawgan Porth and sleeping on the ground! Whereabouts was it? I don't remember anything but noisy neighbours!

Apparently 25 or so miles west of Hartland Point (Bude ish) and 25 or so miles off Trevose Head (Padstow ish) so I'd be very surprised if you didn't feel it. Too much street partying, perhaps


Muz, did you notice when you are at Church Street Car Park (otherwise known as Fish Strand Quay or the Gas Works) the two memorials? One for Operation Chariot commemorating those men who left Falmouth to destroy the docks/German ships in St Nazaire in 1942; and the other commemorating the arrival of HMS Pickle in 1805 carrying news of the death of Nelson and the Victory of the Battle of Trafalgar. Although the ship was intercepted of Penzance by some fishermen who managed somehow to learn what had happened, the official location of the official receipt of the news and the start of Lt Lapenotiere's journey to tell the King was on that very quay!! As the bi-centenary of the event took place around the time Isaac was due to be born, Horatio and Pickle were both shortlisted as names. Fortunately he arrived late

Alison01326 wrote:Muz, did you notice when you are at Church Street Car Park (otherwise known as Fish Strand Quay or the Gas Works) the two memorials? One for Operation Chariot commemorating those men who left Falmouth to destroy the docks/German ships in St Nazaire in 1942; and the other commemorating the arrival of HMS Pickle in 1805 carrying news of the death of Nelson and the Victory of the Battle of Trafalgar. Although the ship was intercepted of Penzance by some fishermen who managed somehow to learn what had happened, the official location of the official receipt of the news and the start of Lt Lapenotiere's journey to tell the King was on that very quay!! As the bi-centenary of the event took place around the time Isaac was due to be born, Horatio and Pickle were both shortlisted as names. Fortunately he arrived late

Erm, no.

On the subject of whether or not we were supposed to be there overnight, we had a ticket until 8am so figured we were allowed to park overnight, it being a mere technicality should someone happen to be inside the vehicle at the same time, m'Lud

It was difficult enough to figure the exit out, first time we exited the way we came in and swung left at the top of the hill, nearly wiping out a load of pedestrians at the bollards