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coach, we went in a public automobile to Penzance and took the train from there to St. Ives. The automobile was quicker than the coach, but did not have the charm of the old coahing [[coaching]] days. The distance was also shorter and the soil more fertile. A short distance from Sennen, the road dipped into beautiful little valleys with luxuriant trees and through typical English lands. As we drew nearer to Penzance, we passed large English country places and entering the city were driven to the railway station to take the train for St. Ives.

June 29, 1908
Sunday at St Ives for the last time we went down to the coast as the next day we would be busy packing. Our stay at the old fashioned town was very enjoyable.

June 30, 1908
Wednesday morning because of a thunder storm we could not leave early as we had expected, but waited till noontime, before starting on our journey to London. We intended stopping a day or two at different little places on the way.

Our journey was thourgh [[through]] lovely soft country with little valleys and comfortable looking farms nestled