Cornwall, UK (return)

l2 and i headed with a few friends to the english coast in early may. Again we went for the sun - but this time it came out ten-fold. We went surfing and boogie boarding, played on a mountain 'skateboard' and were generally merry. However, I thought I could jump a ravine (I'm very unathletic) and failed miserably. Three weeks later I'm still recovering with a bruise on my heel.

We stayed in the cottage to the right of the tree. It was the perfect cottage - loads of beds and a big kitchen (and a coal fire!).

fish and chips over pasties

Last week L2's parents come for 10 days for their first visit to England. I say first, as I do hope there will be several more (hint hint!). The best part of the trip though was Cornwall.

1. Cornwall is stunning and I know understand why it was and is the place to holiday in England.
2. Going in March meant far less crowds.
3. Rent a car - it meant that we got to stay in this fab B&B for a steal and we had a living room and dining room to ourselves as well.
4. The Eden project is crazy. It's alien, informative and on a cold day soooo warm.
5. I still detest cornish pasties. Cornwall did not change that despite the fact that they would clearly make the best ones.
6. While Rick Stein's makes a mean fish and chips, I don't think I'm ever going to have that again either.
7. If in Cornwall, go to Padstow and walk along the head to Trevone. It's an amazing, windy and beautiful walk.
8. There are such things as 'wild' ponies. No one is pulling your leg if they tell you that.
9. L2 became more obsessed with sheep. - actually it was the lambs.
10. Taking the long way to cornwall means a 7+ hour drive, the short way 4 and a bit hours. I like the short way.

the beast of Bodmin

so Cornwall apparently has its own 'Sasquatch' or 'big foot'. I once talked about Harrods selling animals (like lions, tigers and most likely bears). Well, it's an old legend that a baby puma or cougar was bought from Harrods and sent down to some wealthy crazy person in the middle of Cornwall. Unfortunately, as the animal got larger and larger the owner couldn't keep him anymore and instead of calling animal control or not buying a ridiculous pet in the first place - he released it into the wild. And now the Bodmin moors are 'haunted' by the beast who looks for food in an 'unnatural' environment.

Once and a while someone claims to see it - but there have been no pictures.