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June 11th 2010
Published: June 20th 2010
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Friday 11 June Eden Project & Fowey What can I tell you about the Eden Project that you don’t know already? Did you realise that it’s already nearly ten years old? Did you know that it covers the area of 35 football pitches? Did you know that all the water draining into this former clay pit averages 20,000 bathfuls a day and is harvested to irrigate the plants and flush the loos? You did?... Read Full Entry



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Eden - Mediterranean biomeEden - Mediterranean biome
Eden - Mediterranean biome

Bougainvillea, a typical plant grown widely in countries with a "Mediterranean" climate.
Eden - Mediterranean biomeEden - Mediterranean biome
Eden - Mediterranean biome

The rites of Dionysus - a Bacchanal among the grape vines.
Eden - the outdoor biomeEden - the outdoor biome
Eden - the outdoor biome

A robin queues for lunch. Birds live inside the Rainforest and Mediterranean biomes too.
Eden - the outdoor biomeEden - the outdoor biome
Eden - the outdoor biome

Salad crops, carefully grown and displayed.
Eden - the outdoor biomeEden - the outdoor biome
Eden - the outdoor biome

Allotments, well tended and displayed.
Eden - the outdoor biomeEden - the outdoor biome
Eden - the outdoor biome

An unusual female scarecrow!
Eden - informative noticesEden - informative notices
Eden - informative notices

Just one of the many informative or humorous notices .
Eden - informative noticesEden - informative notices
Eden - informative notices

... and yet another informative notice in another innovative style.
Eden - a kid's cut throughEden - a kid's cut through
Eden - a kid's cut through

Kids hate keeping to winding paths, don't they? Eden have come up with a solution that saves wear and tear on the plants.
Eden - culture reminderEden - culture reminder
Eden - culture reminder

These totems, created by a West African sculptor, were recycled from charred timbers following a fire at Falmouth docks. The wood originated in West Africa.
Eden - even a pasty restaurantEden - even a pasty restaurant
Eden - even a pasty restaurant

...who could resist?
Fowey from the riverFowey from the river
Fowey from the river

It's an attractive harbour town.
Fowey - on the riverFowey - on the river
Fowey - on the river

A pleasant hour's cruise up and down the River Fowey.
Fowey  ...a bad day on the water...Fowey  ...a bad day on the water...
Fowey ...a bad day on the water...

On the back of the skipper's jacket it says: "Better a bad day on the water than a good day in the office".
Fowey -  the du Maurier connectionFowey -  the du Maurier connection
Fowey - the du Maurier connection

Daphne du Maurier's riverside home.
Fowey - du Maurier againFowey - du Maurier again
Fowey - du Maurier again

Daphne du Maurier's house is called 'Ferryside'. You can see the car ferry on the left of the picture.
Fowey - the French Henry connectionFowey - the French Henry connection
Fowey - the French Henry connection

The grey pile in the right foreground of Readymoney Cove (which should, perhaps, be called 'Loadsamoney' Cove) is mentioned in the text.
Fowey - the townFowey - the town
Fowey - the town

Fowey is unashamedly geared to visitors.



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