Blogs from Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 10

Wonderful Newquay on the north coast of Cornwallis well-known for being a paradise for surfers. And it is that, not so much for any geographical or natural advantages specifically, but more due to it’s size and location. With 20,000 people living in Newquay, it is the largest town that sits right on the Cornish north coast with it's abundance of amazing surf spots from Sennen Beach to Bude. Due to it’s size, Newquay has a larger community of surfers and a more varied water sports offering than most other Cornish towns and villages, making it a wonderful hub for surfing visitors and tourists. But because Newquay is such a surfer’s paradise, it is often overlooked by families.. not our little family, of course, because we went to Newquay in April 2015 and had the most couple ... read more

This time next week we will be heading up to Heathrow before flying to Washington on Monday for our holiday of a lifetime. Wifi access permitting I shall try and use this to keep a record of our travels. As a first time blogger I'm not promising anything too exciting but was persuaded by a friend to give it a go so it's almost rude not to!! Just as an experiment in using this site I've started off with the playlist on my i pod which will be accompanying our travels. A mixture of obvious cheese alongside some of our personal favourites from across the past 27 years I'm hoping it will keep us entertained..... Aerosmith Road Runner Aerosmith Dream On (Live) Aerosmith Dude (Looks Like A Lady) Aerosmith Walk This Way (With Run-D.M.C.) Barenaked Ladies ... read more

A cheeky week in Cornwall long after the summer holidays actually worked out well. Nice quiet holiday let with pool onsite and a short walk to the beach. No hordes of tourists, and inspite of the time of year we had great weather ! So good that we went swimming in the sea! Lots of fun had by all and a great reminder of how amazing Cornwall is, and also how close it is too!... read more

Left the boat in Weymouth for a week, hired a car and went down to Cornwall for Ant and Tamsyns wedding. Were there a few days before to help set things up etc. Rain in the days before so were quite worried, but turned out to be a beautiful day.... read more

11thAugust Falmouth to Fowey – 23nm. A cold but fast trip as we had the tide with us. Didn't leave Falmouth till after 1pm to have the tide. Spring tides, so strong currents and can't get it wrong or it will be against you the whole way!! So tide with us we were doing 6 -7kts most of the way! Were running wing and wing for most of the way until we turned up the coast to head into Fowey. Phil was out in the cockpit and I was at the nav station. Suddenly we heard a noise and Phil yelled out...The Dinghy’s gone!!. Quickly we started the motor, furled the heady and centred the main. Then turned to boat around to get the abandoned Zodi!! Took a few times to get it as the swell ... read more