Spotted on the St Erth to St Ives branch line train, there's no escaping the draw of fish, fishing and eating fish as one of the many reasons people make the region such a popular tourist destination.........
work is well underway on the Porthmeor Renovation Project to the Sail Lofts on Porthmeor Beach, hopefully Bish will not have his net mending activities disturbed too much - an ongoing image gallery is viewable here - a Daily Telegraph article gives some background.......
here, Chris 'Bish' Care, net setter for several Newlyn and St Ives boats, talks about his work in one of the net lofts - which is what the buildings were originally built for of course.........
with a commanding view over St Ives Bay towards Godrevy Point the National Coastwatch Institution's watchkeeper has to remain vigilant at all times.............
perhaps the growing fleet of restored and newly built luggers will attempt to break this incredible feat of sailing and seamanship in the future?
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