English Counties - Whistle Stop Tour

TOMORROW, (Thursday 12 August) starting fairly early in the morning I will begin a whistle stop tour of the English Counties, spending two days in each county. 

I hope you can join me - hop on and off wherever you want to stay over. 

The Itinerary will be disclosed tomorrow.  Take the day off and come and join in the fun, lol

Don't need one - everyone welcome - no passports, documents or visas required.

Love the avatar, having a really good time!  What's in the beaker?? lol

Excellent!! I'm packing my bags now!!

Heehee...oh...just soda!

Picture by Cass Castagnoli

Land's End in Cornwall, the south-western most tip of mainland England.  Why are we here?  Because we are going to take a helicopter flight over to the Scilly Isles (Isles of Scilly on POE) which will only take us 20 minutes.  It's August so it's no problem to book a flight (March to October each year but not on Sunday's). 

Information on the Isles of Scilly can be found here:

 http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Isles_of_Scilly

You will find out all about the isles, a map, photos & a list of attractions.  Check it out to plan your intinerary on the Islands.

Now here is where it becomes interactive, I want you to add to the travel experience by adding photos, information, anecdotes, stories, were to stay/eat/visit, memories, anything you know about the Scilly Islands from your visit.  If you haven't visited then add photos from POE.  

We have two days on the Islands then we will move on so please quickly add on to the information in this thread.

To start with here is a photo which is titled "Somewhere" - can anyone identify the somewhere and tell us anything about it??

Picture by chris williams

Good morning Cathy

Thanks for the invitation.

Like to join your tour and what a place to start. The Isles of Scilly are on my "want to go there" list so this is a good opportunity to become acquainted with this part of the UK. Specially for views like this…

Picture by Nigel Kyte

Welcome aboard Ted! 

I am hoping to persuade Nigel to tell us more about his trip and fabulous photos, so watch this space, for what to do and what to see in the Scilly Isles.