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Cornwall: Newquay Airport Temporarily Closed

The BBC reports that Newquay airport will be closed tomorrow, December 1, through December 19 at the earliest, while work is done on the air traffic control system.

Ryanair's none too happy. Air Southwest is relocating all Newquay flights to Plymouth and providing a Newquay-Plymouth shuttle, and tiny Skybus—not to be confused with the failed US low-cost carrier—is also providing a shuttle between Newquay and Land's End for flights to the Isles of Scilly.

The BBC story says that 7000 people will be affected by the temporary closure.

This is not a great day for Cornwall tourism.

Famous in Cornwall

Not really, but I was pleased to see my New York Post St. Ives article excerpted and dissected in not one but two articles in the Cornish press: in the Cornish Guardian on September 16 and in the Western Morning News on September 18.

I wish only to clarify that my comments on the cuteness of St. Ives were not meant to disparage the fair town, but rather to offer a realistic context for it.

St. Ives in the New York Post

My short piece on St. Ives appears in the New York Post today. Here's a link to the article, which was given the very appropriate title "South by Southwest."

To celebrate, here are some images from my trip to St. Ives in early July.

St. Ives at low tide.

Porthminster Beach.

Cornish flag a-flyin'.

The beautiful countryside near the village of Zennor. Ignore the garbage and recycling bins.

Between Zennor and St. Ives on the South West Coast Path.

To Cornwall

Tomorrow I head to St. Ives in Cornwall for a quick two-day trip, my last excursion from London before returning to the US. I won't be writing about St. Ives here because I've got an assignment for my trip, which I'll name and link to in time. I've been curious about Cornwall for a long time, and I can't wait to check it out.