Since we have come back to Cornwall we have learnt that the purchaser wants us out on the 28th of this month so we are travelling back to Stafford tomorrow and packing the house up. We will both be pleased when it has finally gone.
Sunday 9th March
Absolutely gorgeous weather.
There is talk about high waves along the coastline again so we went into Porth Leven to see for ourselves if it is anything worth talking about.
We walked to the end of the pier and it was full of people also wandering, waiting for the high waves.
We lunched outside for the first time this year and it was warm enough even for the Texan and Mum, who feels the cold.
I didn't take any photo's of them but the town was full of Mods and Rockers, and if you are too young to know what they are then that means Motorcyclists and Motor Scooterists. No memories of the Brighton burn ups though, just a rather nice crowd of people.
On Monday we drove to Port Isaac, known to millions as Port Wen home to Doc Martin. It was a breezy day and a degree or so cooler than previous days. The car park is a walk along the cliff path away from the village, but rather that than try to drive down because those streets are narrow with a capital N.
Jackie took lots of photo's as did we all. The dogs were welcome in almost all the shops and certainly all the pubs, which makes a pleasant difference.
We lunched on Fish and Chips, for a change, while the dogs hovered under the table hoping for spillages.
I would certainly go back another day to wander through those narrow streets because a couple of hours is not long enough to take it all in.
On Tuesday we went to the St Constantine Feast which was a showing of the film Grease, hotdogs and waffles and milk shakes and a lot of dressing up. They played the words on the bottom of the screen karaoke style and the local choir and childrens school choir had practised some of the songs so it was a noisy fun evening.
There was even a group of Pink Ladies.
On Wednesday we went to Trebah Gardens and walked along the twisty paths and up and down the steps, even venturing onto the beach. Another glorious day
Jackie sitting on a wooden seal
Mum and Jackie on the beach at Trebah
Just look at the height of the bamboo.
On Thursday we took the dogs into Helston to have their hair done and whilst they were being prettied up we visited the Seal Sanctuary at Gweek. There are a lot of babies in there this year, the storms having pushed so many up on to the rocks. Most if not all the babies will be released into the wild soon, once the team can be sure there are no more storms to come for a while.
Jackie made a conquest that day, one of the staff who followed us around making sure we attended all the talks and got the most out of our day. Lovely.
The dogs looked and smelled a lot prettier when we got them back.
although Poppy's top knot was a bit low and Charlie looked more like a mexican hairless than a Scotty.
On Friday we drove Jackie up to Stuarts and left her with him to have her final day in England at Windsor Castle.
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