Da de da da da da da da, all through the night.

Details are beginning to come in from the all night creative at Penzance Exchange Gallery's Book of the Night event that ended at 8am on Sunday morning gone. A preview of the night shift's efforts in print emerging on a number of web sites and blogs.


One of the more eclectic hotels in Cornwall is the Penzance Art Hotel and owner Lisa was one of the 23 creators who took part in Book of the Night - read her account here -though she doesn't get any prizes for the lack of staying power - throwing in her towel at 2am!


Just a taster of the book to come from this event is on the Book of the Night blog here - an almost hourly record of the print in progress at the gallery.

Young fisherman's body recovered from Newlyn harbour.

The body of a seventeen year old fisherman, missing since Monday was recovered by police divers from Newlyn Harbour today. He was believed to be a member of the crabber Emma Louise's crew, having previously begun fishing with the Dom Bosco (above).

Shouts from the sidelines.

Sometimes journals that make up the national press manage to inculcate through articles thought and comment from readers that are more than just knee-jerk, xenophobic reactions. Hats off to the Spectator then for its coverage of the looming, likely fraught debate, over amendments to the CFP.


First printed in 1828 as a weekly paper on politics and the arts, the weekly Spectator's editorial line, is generally left of centre, although a small with a number of 'leftish' writers make regular contributions.

Breton bugs.

The Breton port of Guilvenec's web cam suffered a bug attack this morning.

Turbot charged morning.

Would be good to see artist and sculptor Tom Leaper put more of his work on his blog........

 a good haul of turbot for the net boats this tide.......

 and for others a good haul of rubbish put ashore......

 including the net with an awkward rip inthe wings that is much easier to mend on the quay than the confines of the cramped after deck on the Crystal Sea........

 is that big brother just checking for three-leggers?........

 "four wheels on my beamer".......

 the Admiral is up on the slip........

Newlyn gets treated to a sort of royal visit in the guise of the classic Herreshoff yacht Mistral from the Nederlands - a snip at around £1.1 million.

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Would be good to see artist and sculptor Tom put more of his work on his blog........

 a good haul of turbot for the net boats this tide.......

 and for others a good haul of rubbish put ashore......

 including the net with an awkward rip inthe wings that is much easier to mend on the quay than the confines of the cramped after deck on the Crystal Sea........

 is that big brother just checking for three-leggers?........

 "four wheels on my beamer".......

 the Admiral is up on the slip........

Newlyn gets treated to a sort of royal visit in the guise of the classic Herreshoff yacht Mistral from the Nederlands - a snip at around £1.1 million.

Porthcurno to Penberth to Treen walk - with refreshment breaks.

With the wind in the east for many weeks the waters around Mount's Bay take show off the sandy beaches in true Caribbean colours........

though the tranquil waters may at times be disturbed by that most unpopular of water-born activities seen here doing the aquatic version of a motorcycle 'doughnut'........

which would not have impressed the anglers assembled off the slip at Penberth Cove........

where the old man-powered slipway winch is evidence of the highest form of technology of its day.......

make grass and boats an unusual combination.......

as is the Hottentot plant, a native of Africa, seen around many of the cliffs in the Bay........

walking back to Treen there are chances to sample plenty of home made food along the way at Treen Farm Camp Site........

or, if Cornish St Austell Ales (the lager drinker excused) and.......

local pub food are more your thing then head for.......

the Logan Rock Inn........

which records one of the first examples of anti-social behaviour and vandalism in Cornwall when a certain Royal Navy lieutenant disgraced himself in 1824 - an act that cost him dear with the kind of punishment many might feel should be brought back for similar offences today.