Blogs from Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Today we set off- again with sunshine- to go to Tintagel. This is where the castle of King Arthur is supposed to have been. When we reached the village of Tintagel, it was our now familiar activity to find the parking area and pay and display. The village is at the top of a cliff, as is the ruined castle. You just need to walk down to the sea and then back up to the castle! Getting out of the car we found it was quite windy, and the wind was very cold. (Lucky the down jackets were in the car). We walked down to the beach, where we saw a number of caves, and then walked up many stairs to the headland where the ruins of the castle can be seen. In the ruins there ... read more

Up early to talk to the girls, then breakfast. Today was our last breakfast in Bath, so we enjoyed it. I had pancakes with fruit and yoghurt and Peter had scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. We packed the cases and put them in the car. The drive was going to take about 4 hours, and the weather forecast in Cornwall was for rain, so we decided not to stop to sightsee on our way. As we drove the weather deteriorated. There were a few spots where there were hold ups, but we didn't get lost (too much). On our way we stopped for a cup of coffee at a huge services area. There was a petrol station area, and below that a huge car park and a warehouse structure. Inside was a Costa, Cornish pastry company, ... read more

Some would say "I told you so" but Lawrence and I like to live on the edge; we decided on camping in the West Country despite a forecasts of heavy storms. In hindsight, weather forecasts are there for a reason - to warn us in good time of the forthcoming onslaught of rain, hail, winds and natural disasters. Change the plans? Er, no, we were feeling optimistic! I think you know what happened next... The upside is that we survived the ensuing 24 hour downpour: up at 5am to ensure a timely arrival at HFW's 'River Cottage' for a hearty breakie mid way, we avoided the waves crashing up over the cliffs at Portland during the journey down and safely dodged the chickpea sized hail stones. We are survivers, veterans of storms; and we now share ... read more

On Sunday morning after travelling to St. Austell the night before, I got up and took the bus to the Eden Project. The place was phenomenal, truly a sight to behold. It's basically a massive garde with huge biodomes and education center promoting good environmental practices, sustainability, eating and buying locally grown food, as well as sustainable agriculture. You can go to thier website at www.edenproject.com for more info. I was totally impressed. I was there for almost 4 hours and didn't even get to see everything. Also when I visited, being only the beginning of March there were only a few of the bulbs coming up, and I can't even imagine how beautiful it will be here in about a month. There must be hundreds of thousands of plants/bushes/trees on the property. They one massive ... read more

we chose the hottest week of the summer to spend a few days by the sea in cornwall. It was lovely. We went with friends and stayed in a caravan in the sand dunes. The weather was so good that we did little except amble about and swim in the sea. The coast is lovely there, cliffs and sand. Years ago, it was a tin mining centre, so there are many old chimneys on the cliffs. ... read more