As a reward for all that painting, a trip today to St Ives. This is the view looking West from just outside the station, and here is the view in the opposite direction looking towards the harbour and island.

At the height of summer, St Ives is transformed….

But we can always seemingly get a place at our favourite restaurant..Porthmeor beach cafe, whose menu shows quirky shots of the location in times past (including when it was the site for a big gasometer), and the view is sensational…..