After a bacon sandwich and coffee we set off to visit
the Monkey Sanctuary at No Man�s Land, it's a lovely drive down there from
Tavistock. These are Woolly monkeys and are becoming quite rare. We walked
around the large caged area for quite a while, they are extending it at
present. The keeper was feeding them a mixture of fresh vegetables including
peas and sweetcorn, we watched the monkeys for ages, they are lovely and so
comical. I chatted to the keepers who live in a commune there, so that they
are with the monkeys full time.
We went for a walk around the woods and gardens, you
can almost get to the sea, but the path suddenly becomes too steep. We took
photo's of some of the lovely flowers. They keep a large herb garden here
and apparently do use them for medicinal purposes for the monkeys and the
humans.
Back at the top we went into the tourist shop
and bought a Monkey Sanctuary T shirt, then we sat watching the sea and
drinking coffee at the caf�.
We noticed that one of the keepers was spreading
something on leaves for the monkeys, I asked what it was and he replied
"apple and pear conserve, a Sunday treat, as the monkeys all love it!"
We went back for a bit longer to watch the monkeys enjoy their jam on trees.
We drove down to Portwrinkle and had cream tea in the
garden of the hotel with a lovely view of the sea. We were the only people
there it was very quiet and relaxing. Afterwards we took a stroll along the
front.
Arrived
back at Swiss Cottage about 5.20pm, we ate Cornish pasties for dinner, and
relaxed with the wine and the view. At about 9pm a herd of deer with their
young waded across the river below us. It was a beautiful sight.
