The weather was supposed to be clear in Cornwall over the Holidays. In the morning it was still cloudy but at least it wasn’t raining. So it was sill good riding weather. While on the road I saw a sign announcing the Eden Project just a few miles off my route. I had heard of this place but didn’t think it would be on my route to Lands End. My schedule was already tight but I didn’t want to miss this opportunity. The Eden Project is a futuristic looking scientific research facility where among many other experiments the most famous one was a completely self sufficiently living group of people in an air locked dome simulating conditions which are expected on a Mars mission. Unfortunately the experiment failed after almost two years but it was very valuable for NASA nonetheless.

 

Today it also houses museums, exhibitions and many other educational installations. I only saw it from the outside though because you can only buy a day ticket (£25) to gain access to the complete area but I didn’t have much time since the whole detour had already offset my schedule too much.