Trebarwith Hotel Newquay

... we nevertheless enjoyed a stroll around the steep streets of the town and after a drink at the Golden Lion decided on "The Old School House", built in 1875, for our room for the night. After passing the religous studies room we were ushered into the english room with commanding views over the fishing boats in the harbour. Looking forward to sampling some of the local seafood tonight.

Today we went on a day trip to Tintagel and Newquay.<br><br>Tintagel Castle (now the ruins of) is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur, and lies on an exposed headland on the north side of the Cornwall peninsula. There is a lot of history there; some findings suggest that it was occupied as long ago as 200-300AD! There is a small chapel (well, ruins of) which dates from around 1000AD, and the castle itself was established around 1233AD.<br>

It was a shopping and driving day today. We went for a bit of an impromptu tour around the Bodmin Moor area (didn't see the beast unfortunately) and then went to a big department store called Trago Mills where I bought a big road map for when I get a job driving around Europe.<br><br>Not much else to report for today, but we did see a cool scooter with thousands of mirrors and a tail!<br>

For our first full day away, we did some shopping in the morning, then went for a walk around Looe, a small seaside town. Looe was mainly based on the fishing trade, but also had quite a lot of shops to browse. <br><br>We saw quite a few people fishing for crabs, using a small mesh bag with some bait on a line, and it was amazing at how quickly the crabs were being picked up...20-30 seconds was enough in some ...

For my next trip I was off to Cornwall in the South West for a week with my Nan, aunties Jeanette and Marion and uncle Roland. We stayed at Lakeview Villas, about a 5 minute drive out of Liskeard.<br><br>Today we drove down from London, and aside from a bit of a holdup at Bath, it was a smooth drive down.<br>

... Walkabout (she normaly hates walkies... either the couple of pints or the lack of mental exercise has made her brain soft). Anyway we had another beer there. The best thing about the place is the view of the beach and the free wifi. We both lost our heads and ordered food which was edible but nothing to get excited about and then watched the free movie they put on the big screen.

... and we had to remind oursleves that there are exciting travels to be had here and now. <br><br>The educational "Core" was interesting enough but I felt the missed a real opportunity to really engage people and educate them in practical steps everyone can take to hlep the environment and local ecology. What about crop rotation to help the soil? Or growing gowing multiple crops which have a symbiotic affect such that pesticides and fungicides are not need? Nada!<br><br ...

... of disappointed. Kim did get to see a seal though so she was happy about that, and she also got a photo infront of the most southerly cafe in Britain... Woo Whoo!!<br><br>Tomorrow we are going to the Eden Project so we wanted to find a place to stay near there. By the time we got there though it was dark and hard to find a suitable spot. We probably drove around for over an hour before we settled on a spot... We were not a happy bunnies!!!

We spent the morning wandering around St Ives. <br><br>It is a beautiful village full of art gallaries and narrow streets. <br><br>All the walking around made us hungry. <br><br>How could I pass up the opportunity for a hearty Beef and Stilton Pasty.<br><br>Kim equally splurged on Cornish Cream Scones and coffee ...

... in the open - shampoo included! I think the poor people of Newquay were scandalised - never having been properly introduced to the Mayor of Nakedville and his People! We also used up all the hot water - leaving other surfers alone with there tic-tacs! Having finished our obligatory surfing - we headed off to watch Tri-nations rugby at the Walkabout - SA beat NZ - so not too shabby! Many beers followed and a large night out in the town ...