This is the story of how two 2 middle aged single sisters, Babs and Evelyn (Attie) Atkins came to buy Looe Island in Cornwall in 1964. They started out intending to buy a holiday cottage in Cornwall and ended up buying two adjacent tiny cottages in West Looe and when the previous owners were forced to sell up due to ill health, they bought Looe Island as well. Buying the island proved to be easier than moving there with all their many worldly possessions, due to winter storms and the fact that the island is only accessible by boat for a few hours either side of high tide. However the sisters, who seem to have been very positive thinking people, were undaunted and with the help of several friends they made in Looe they overcame all the obstacles to move to the island. The story stops at this point and is continued in Evelyn's second book Tales from Our Cornish Island.
Islands covered - Looe Island, also known as St George's Island. 7/10
Looe Island from the Hore Stone
Island House where Babs and Attie lived
Island House and Jetty Cottage looking north towards the mainland
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