Key West Hotel Newquay

... the housekeeper to do the honours by showing them around. Don't think this would happen these days...

The island is twined with Saint Mont Michel in Normandy in France. It is a similar island set up just off the coast which can be reached via a causeway at low tide. We are headed there very soon...

The castle gardens were nice but not breath taking by any means. However, they did offer fantastic views of the castle from ...

... YUM!!!

To work that off we took the long way back to our van via the coastal nature walk. Although still warm the clouds started to close in which seemed quite appropriate fo the scene.

We we got back to the van it started drizzling with rain. It continued off and on for the rest of the day.

... holidays.

Time to continue our tour south, so we drive down to St Ives - a lovley harbour village. We splurge out on our first real Caravan Park.

After hooking up to the electricity we stuck a bottle of bubbles in the fridge. Then head out for a run around the town. Our caravan park is situated on a headland ontop of a hill overlooking the village. Great for the view but quite steep getting back from town. Down is ofcuorse always ...

We made out of the paddock without getting bogged, Phew!! Checked the internet last night and the surf looks like it will be good for the next 2 days. So our mission today is to get me some waves.

So we hug the coast but the swell is not big enough for the spots we pass to get going, so after grabbing a pasty and a ...

... fill the water tank up. Which we duely did and fired up the boiler for our first hot shower in the van. Apart from being a little cosy in there it worked like a dream. Being the only van in the padock had it's advantages... we could pick the best (flatest) spot and enjoy the peace and quite and a beautiful sunset as well as the light show which is the country night sky.

... Church in Lelant, with a brilliant reception in the gardens at Lanyon.

The location gave some inspiration too, with that corner of the country having seen plenty of travellers in its time. Uny (who founded the church), Ia (who founded St Ives), and Justus (after whom St. Just is named) all travelled there. We won ...

... and what was being said, I just might take my dishes there tonight to find out what is so exciting.

Now breakfast time and lunchtime is quite different, it is the make species turn to wash up. I have never heard the clunk of so many dishes, like they were trying to beat the world record for washing up. The men acknowledged each other but no gossip!!

The other fascinating thing is at the chemical disposal site, no females!!! Just the male species. I ...

... so I can only imagine how lovely it would be had we sunshine. Once an abandoned bit of scarred land, this china ...

... He had a buy it now price and once we had seen it the deal was done. Waited for the money, sold the caravan and hey ho we have a camper on the driveway ready to go to Shepton Mallett show this weekend (maybe)
Insurance came through at £198 for a years fully comp for a 43 year old and 42 year old through "The Insurance Company" and I only bothered getting one other quote and he said that he wouldnt get anywhere near the quote that I had been given.
So far ...

... surf shops per km that anywhere else Ive been ever! The town isnt that attractive, but the surrounds are beautiful. On our way home, we stopped off at Bath, an old town (filled with roman baths), and very pretty.. Mat scamed our way into the Bath pools for free (cost was GBP11!!) everythings so expensive!!, then made our was to Avebury to see the stone circle - one of the biggest in Europe. Interesting stuff!