Boules on the Beach and Sad Farewells

It’s the last day for the family and so there was plenty of tidying and cleaning of the house next door.  When all was sorted they zoomed up to the Gold Centre as Sara likes to see Goldie every time she comes to stay. 

This is the skin that he shed – you wouldn’t get me touching it even if it is only a skin!!

They stayed quite a while looking around and decorating the statues with their hats!

It was then time for a final meal together at the Portreath Arms.  The boys decided to try eating lemon and you can see by their faces which one loved it and which one hated it!!

Jo and Paul came down in the afternoon with a yummy chocolate cake as a farewell gift and we went to the beach for a game of Boules …

We all wanted to watch Usain Bolt and Mo Farah racing tonight and then the kids did their own tribute …

After a last walk round the harbour it was time to say a sad farewell to them all

At least Jamie and Phill will be down for the Bank Holiday weekend so not too long to wait.

Coffee and Shopping in Falmouth

No holiday in Cornwall is complete without a trip to Trago Mills! We all found a few necessary items and then we headed to the Watersports Centre for coffee and an early lunch. 

When we got back to the cars the Mini had a ticket attached!!  Apparently the machine has a problem with some coins and although it took our £2.20 it had only registered £2.10 and so there was just one hour on one of the tickets and two hours on the other.  We spoke to the Armtrac lady who understood our problem but couldn’t help us.  Thankfully upon returning home we managed to sort it out and no fine had to be paid as it wasn’t our fault.  Beware any visitors!  If you park on the Maritime Museum Car Park then do check your ticket and make sure it has printed the length of time that you want.

Story-time at the Minack Theatre, Beach and a BBQ

The family were up and out early this morning as they were off to the Minack Theatre for a children’s story-time morning.  They’d booked their seats yesterday as it’s very popular and were glad they’d arrived early as in the end it was a full-house.

Soon after they arrived there was great excitement as some basking sharks were spotted …

They had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed themselves …

In the afternoon Jo, Paul, Mark and Stuart came down to join us on the beach.  Paul and Mark didn’t surf with us so they were useful for taking photos!

We finished the day with a BBQ on the veranda – a great end to a great day!

Fish & Chips in Porthleven

The day began by collecting Pam and taking her to Barncoose Hospital for an appointment at 11 o’clock.  Most people take one or maybe two people with them but Pam had an entourage of eight!!  After she’d seen the specialist we piled back into the two cars and set off for Portleven.

A couple of years ago we’d taken Pam for a fish and chip lunch and when we suggested it for this year she was over the moon.  We parked on the harbour and with Pam on her scooter we walked round to the grass area to find a bench.  Mike, Simon and I then took orders and went to The Top Chippy, the same fish and chip shop that we’d used two years ago.  When we mentioned it to the owners they said it was exactly two years since they’d opened and we said we remembered the good luck cards and flowers that they had for their new venture.  We delivered the food and sat and enjoyed it …

After lunch we went for a stroll around the harbour looking at Henry parked on the other side …

We then drove home, delivered Pam and the kids got changed for the beach.

The surfers had company in the water today – a seal …

What To Do On A Wet Day?

We knew that today was due to be the wet day of the week and so the kids went to Ann's Cottage at St Columb this morning.  I was trying to think of somewhere for them to go in the afternoon and then had the brainwave of Bodmin Jail.  I texted Vikki suggesting it and they set off after their shopping spree.

They all loved it and said what a great idea it was of mine!