Cornwall
On the weekend I went down to Cornwall with Tam and his mates for 4 days of holiday fun (I took 2 days off). I'll admit I was a little apprehensive for two reasons; I didn't know Tam's friends at all - would I get on?, We were going to climb some scary sea cliffs (you know, ones that you can only climb at low tide...)
Well I needn't have worried, Tam's friends seemed to accept me readily enough (OK, so they thought I was a little weird, but what's new!), and it pretty much rained the whole time so we couldn't go climbing anyway. We did go and ahve a look at the amazing the 6ft wide slabs that stuck out into the ocean, and I felt a little less apprehensive (though not a lot). Tam also got sick, so the few times it was sunny enough to go neither of us really had the enthusiasm to risk it.
So we hung with his mates and did holiday stuff such as:
EDEN PROJECT : This is a hippy garden thing which I never really worked out what it was for. Very commercial, in a hippy-new age way. Basically 2 huge domes that simulate rainforest and arid regions. Not being much of a gardener, I'll admit I wasn't that interested, except in the 'educational' bits where they talked about the various uses and facts surrounding various plants.
TINTAGLE CASTLE : This is reputed to be a hang out of King Arthur, and almost definitely the castle of Tristam and Isolda. It is on a little Peninsula that is accessible by only one small strip of land - easy to defend. Over the last 1000 years or so it has seriously started to fall into the ocean, but there is still a bit left to see. I was the only person who brought themselves to pay to go in, and quite enjoyed it.
BUDE : This is a Cornwall beach WITH SAND. That's about it. We kicked a football around a lot. I was surprised that I wasn't total shit (better than Colin at least - and he's an Englishman!)
Oh. Trying to find the cabin on the first night we chased a deer and a badger along the windy roads of Cornwall! Lots of fun
Well I needn't have worried, Tam's friends seemed to accept me readily enough (OK, so they thought I was a little weird, but what's new!), and it pretty much rained the whole time so we couldn't go climbing anyway. We did go and ahve a look at the amazing the 6ft wide slabs that stuck out into the ocean, and I felt a little less apprehensive (though not a lot). Tam also got sick, so the few times it was sunny enough to go neither of us really had the enthusiasm to risk it.
So we hung with his mates and did holiday stuff such as:
EDEN PROJECT : This is a hippy garden thing which I never really worked out what it was for. Very commercial, in a hippy-new age way. Basically 2 huge domes that simulate rainforest and arid regions. Not being much of a gardener, I'll admit I wasn't that interested, except in the 'educational' bits where they talked about the various uses and facts surrounding various plants.
TINTAGLE CASTLE : This is reputed to be a hang out of King Arthur, and almost definitely the castle of Tristam and Isolda. It is on a little Peninsula that is accessible by only one small strip of land - easy to defend. Over the last 1000 years or so it has seriously started to fall into the ocean, but there is still a bit left to see. I was the only person who brought themselves to pay to go in, and quite enjoyed it.
BUDE : This is a Cornwall beach WITH SAND. That's about it. We kicked a football around a lot. I was surprised that I wasn't total shit (better than Colin at least - and he's an Englishman!)
Oh. Trying to find the cabin on the first night we chased a deer and a badger along the windy roads of Cornwall! Lots of fun
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