We have finally made it to Cornwall, bring out the pasties. Although to be completely fair the pasties bought for us in Somerset were particularly nice and went well with the locally brewed cider. It is the freshly made local produce that just seems to taste so much better than all the processed rubbish we are familiar with.
We managed to visit a number of interesting places on our way down here and made some more friends along the way. We were treated to a day out at The Newt in Somerset, which is not only very beautiful but provided a relaxing walk through acres of land peppered with free roaming deer. We also failed to find anything in their farm shop that wasn’t absolutely delicious.
Now I know it has been almost 50 years since I last visited Stonehenge but it has not changed that much from what I can remember; they still haven’t got the roof installed or any windows fitted. We walked to the stones from the visitors centre on a windy overcast day which added to the experience by giving the ancient structure a definite wild and powerful presence.
Glastonbury on the other hand is clearly rooted in more modern times having made it through to the mid 1960’s before deciding enough is enough and remaining there. Obviously there is a huge amount of history surrounding Glastonbury and any trip should include a walk up Glastonbury Tor, however you get a distinct feeling that the town embraced the counter-culture of the 1960’s so tightly that it has never let go.
The Great American Adventure continues to get numerous little refinements as we plot our path across this vast country, 2,500 miles of train travel have now been booked covering 11 destinations so far. This is turning into an epic tale of logistics and planning with just a hint of pure luck thrown in, such as recently speaking to our hosts in New Orleans who informed us that the weekend we are there is the exact same weekend as the annual French Quarter Festival – how lucky was that!
Lastly and by no means least we have finally arrived at Auntie Anne and Uncle Mick’s, the most southern location in the UK we have visited so far. There is a lot to catch up on and chat about and we will hopefully meet some of the extended family. We will of course be taking the opportunity to explore this beautiful part of the country and perhaps sample some of the local dishes and ales, it would be rude not to.
Annette
Cornwall was really lovely and everything we expected it to be, seeing the Merlin flying low over Pendennis Castle with a visit to its home of Culdrose was very cool. Seeing Auntie Anne, Uncle Mick and family after so many years was ever so nice, it was great spending time with them and having a good catch up, thanks Anne and Mick for the very warm welcome 😀
We have once again visited some lovely parts of the country, some of which have been quite wet over the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen many a flooded field and even driven through a flooded road! However we’ve so far managed not to get too wet ourselves, not even on dog walks 😀
I know it’s been said before, but I feel ever so fortunate to be able to do what we are doing and our adventure is certainly beyond all expectations and long may it continue.
Tomorrow we’ll be setting off for the Big Smoke and going to see Auntie Ruth and Uncle John for some more family catch up time. 😀
Ian Archer
Hi guys.
I did a charity walk up snowdon and took a horrible fall lucky to be alive. Was gonna be airlifted off but was to foggy. So took 16 of the llanberis mountain rescue to get me down 4 hours to get to me 2 hours to get me down. I have seriosly damged my knee snapped every tendon and ligament in it 9 to 12 month rehab.
Oh yea merry bloody xmas lol.
Stephen Howarth
Flippin’ heck Ian, it sounds like you’re in a bit of a mess. At least people were there to help you out and get you to safety. Look after yourself and best of luck with the recovery. No dog walking for a while then and I guess there is a Sunday morning shift going spare now 😉
June
Hello you two, So lovely to catch up on your news. I look forward to all your updates and it certainly sounds like you are enjoying your adventures. Keep on having fun and making the most of your freedom.
Love from
June and Gerard xxx
Annette
Hi June and Gerard
Thanks for your message, glad you are enjoying the updates.
We’re definitely enjoying our adventures and are looking forward to many more 😀
Hope you and Gerard have a lovely family Christmas, take care xx
Carlos
Cornwall eh, that’ll be cold this time of year. I was close(ish) yesterday with a trip down to Dover!
Stephen Howarth
Good to hear from you mate, we were in tropical Falmouth so the weather wasn’t too bad. I’m not too sure about Dover being close to Cornwall but this past week we did visit Newquay, Poole, Portsmouth and Eastbourne so we were closing in on Dover I guess.
Dave
Wrap them in Christmas paper, then you could play Pastie Parcel.
(I’ll get my coat.)
Stephen Howarth
Too late to get your coat we’ve read it now. Thought you’d be busy working on the Xmas cracker jokes by now.