Boys on the Beach

As Hamish had spent the day with his Grandma we took him for a run on the beach tonight with his friends Fred and Trampas. Fred is related to Hamish although we're not quite sure how - they both came from the same breeder - and Trampas is the latest Westie to arrive in the village. He is so cute! They had a great time chasing each other and naturally smelling everything on the beach plus each other!

Hamish is at the top, Trampas in the middle and Fred at the bottom of the photo.

Across the Border

Today was a '5-drive' day so we were up early as Hamish was spending the day with his Grandma and we had to drive to Jamaica Inn for a 10.30am start. The weather wasn't looking too good so it was a top up day and definitely not a topless one!

There were 14 cars that set off on the run along pretty roads until we crossed the border into Devon ...

... and the first stop which was in Tavistock.

Just a short stop-over to collect another 5 and a very necessary 'comfort break' then back on the road and crossing back into Cornwall. We were heading towards Plymouth and the Ploughboy Inn at Saltash which was to be our destination for lunch.

Here we were met by more of our members who hadn't been able to do the morning drive but wanted to join us for a meal. Suitably refreshed we set off again for Looe where we parked up and wandered into the town for a cuppa.

The sun finally shone which was great as it had been typical April weather all morning - sunshine and showers.

Farewells were said and everyone left to make their way home - a great day out.

Evening Walk on the Beach

We took Hamish for a walk on the beach this evening and it was lovely down there. Only one other couple walking their dog and a group under the cliffs starting a BBQ - yes a BBQ!

I'm Such a Smarty Pants!

Hamish went to see his Auntie Helen today for grooming so now he is loooking extra smart ...

Just keeping an eye on the camera ...

It's very tiring been photographed for my Mum's Blog ...

Hail Stones!

As I sit here this afternoon writing this there is blue sky and sunshine outside but this morning we had a very sudden and quite short-lived hailstorm. As snow is a very rare occurrence this is the nearest thing to it for us!

Busy Afternoon

The crane arrived this afternoon as all the boats were due to be lifted into the harbour. It was bitterly cold but we braved the weather and went out to watch the preceedings. Hamish doesn't like to miss anything that is happening ...

The first boat lifted was the sailing catamaran which was placed on the sand and then Georgielee II was put beside her.

They had to wait for the tide to reach them but it didn't take very long and the catamaran was soon sorting out his new mooring.

The crane then moved down to the far end of the harbour where most of the boats had been laid up for the winter and a few more were put in.

By now we were feeling very cold and as it began to rain we decided a cup of tea was more important than photos! After warming ourselves up and as the rain had stopped, we went back for a few more photos of the last boats as they went in.

The clocks have changed to British Summertime, the boats are back in the water so now we look forward to some better weather and plenty of activity in the harbour.

X-Ray

I went to Fracture Clinic this morning and had my arm checked by the doctor who says it will take about 6 weeks before it's back to normal. In the meantime I keep it in the sling and I have to go to our local hospital, Barncoose, for physio. I took a photo of the x-ray on my phone as a memento! The arrow is pointing at the bit that's fractured.