Friday, 20 March 2015

Kynance Cove

When I was planning my move to Cornwall I was looking forward to returning to Kynance Cove. I’d only visited once before, out of season and the cafe was closed but it was magical. One of the most beautiful beaches I’d ever stepped foot on. Quite the opposite of my other favourite; Gwithian on the north coast. Whereas that has miles and miles of wide sandy beaches, this is a cove with caves and hidey holes and rock pools and plenty of sand too when it isn't washed away by the tide.

 (photo copyright National Trust)

The week before my trip to Cornwall I unfolded the map to figure out a driving route to book my rental viewings in some semblance of order and something caught my eye. The very next cove to Lizard was Kynance. I had no idea it was even on The Lizard! When someone else is driving I don’t tend to take much notice of the route we’re taking so this was totally unexpected. I searched t’internet a bit and found the cafe was on Facebook so 'liked' the page and left it at that.

I need to work while I’m here and really fancied working in a coffee shop again. But this time as an employee with no pressure, just put in a good day's work. Having visited Cornwall many times I was confident it would be fairly easy to pick up a seasonal job although others were less positive. My plan was to mooch around a few cafes and if I liked the look and feel of any of them ask if they were recruiting.

However, a couple of weeks before I was due to move to Cornwall a Facebook notification came up saying Kynance Cove cafe were looking for staff. Within 15 minutes I had a job offer pending a trial day.

A few days after I’d moved in and started to get my bearings I drove over to meet the owners; Luke and Victoria who have been running the cafe since 1999. It’s a beautiful walk to the cove along the coast path. The steps to the beach are being repaired at the moment so everyone has to walk the long way round. Here's a little photo of my stroll down the coastal track.


I had my trial day on Wedneday. I was really nervous: Just because I owned my own coffee shop doesn’t mean I’ll be any good in anyone else’s. By lunch-time I was offered the job which I’m delighted about. I really ached when I got home as I’ve got out of the habit of being on my feet all day but I really enjoyed it. I am going to be working anything from two to four days a week and it is going to be seriously busy in the coming months. I feel so fortunate to be working in such a beautiful location. This is the view out of the window of the cafe.


 (photo copywrite Kynance Cove cafe facebook page)




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