This Cornwall trip was eventful. We planned to set off Friday night after work and stay overnight in North Devon but because both K and I couldn't leave work early, we decided not to set off at 8pm and arrive Devon at 3am. Plus my friend Z is unfamiliar with the roads here and to start his UK driving experience driving in the dark didn't seem right.
We set off at 730am on Saturday but guess what, our growling stomachs brought us to St. Katherine's Docks for breakfast, a long one to be precise. The two guys who have never met before soon hit it off and couldn't stop chatting! I attribute it to the fact both were born in the same year hence the affinity.
After 4h of non stop driving, we decided to stop somewhere for lunch. I looked at the map and decided on Bridgewater, a little town along the motorway. We had a pub lunch and before long, I had to hurry the boys "let's go guys, stop chatting!" haa ok to be fair I was also chatting too until I looked at the watch.
It was already 3pm and we were not even close to Cornwall! K suggested going to Tintagel Castle along the way and I was glad we did. Because at least we saw some nice views of the coast before the big storm came.
Tintagel Castle is a castle in ruins along the coast and we stopped for about an hour, to walk to the castle before running into the Cornishman Inn for a cup of hot tea. Boy was it cold and windy here in Cornwall.
When we finally reached Penzance, the extreme western part of the UK, it was 8.30pm. Super gasp- I was dreading the long drive back in 4 days' time. My bum was hurting and we were all hungry. The B&B owner was getting impatient waiting for us... he kindly recommended us a few places to have dinner and so we rushed off. But before we could do, he brought some bad news. He said the storm was coming and will be raining and affecting the whole of South England. He envisioned us staying in the whole of the next day and suggested us borrowing some board games or DVDs from him. And added "It's gonna be quite rough.." Omg what bad news :( We didn't drive the whole day to play board games at his B&B... I mean I know we all 3 get along real well but...
Rise and shine, next day indeed the rain came and we decided to be brave. K, who has been to Cornwall twice, assumed the role of the tour guide and suggested visiting the Minack Theatre and Land's End. And we will assess the weather by then.. when we reached Minack Theatre, the waves were crashing, the winds were blowing at such high speeds, the rain was beating in our faces. It was impossible to open our umbrellas. I felt I was almost being blown into the Atlantic Ocean! The picture doesn't do much justice on the weather but trust me, it was an angry ocean.
And off to Land's End.. really the tip of the land that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean.. once again, the winds made it even difficult to walk properly. Z was brave to venture down nearer to the coastline to "have a look" whereas K and I decided to wait for him in the cafe. Some hot chocolate was very much needed by then! Z kept joking saying he wanted some hot chrysanthemum tea and kept telling us if he doesn't come back in 30min... "Remember we leave no man behind". lol
In the cafe... haha look at how drenched (and cold) we were!
Finally we decided we couldn't win the weather and so back to the B&B we went. Time to whip out all the techie gadgets to pass time. The rain got heavier and so we decided to order in Domino's pizza for dinner that night. Fingers crossed for a better tomorrow.
We set off at 730am on Saturday but guess what, our growling stomachs brought us to St. Katherine's Docks for breakfast, a long one to be precise. The two guys who have never met before soon hit it off and couldn't stop chatting! I attribute it to the fact both were born in the same year hence the affinity.
After 4h of non stop driving, we decided to stop somewhere for lunch. I looked at the map and decided on Bridgewater, a little town along the motorway. We had a pub lunch and before long, I had to hurry the boys "let's go guys, stop chatting!" haa ok to be fair I was also chatting too until I looked at the watch.
It was already 3pm and we were not even close to Cornwall! K suggested going to Tintagel Castle along the way and I was glad we did. Because at least we saw some nice views of the coast before the big storm came.
Tintagel Castle is a castle in ruins along the coast and we stopped for about an hour, to walk to the castle before running into the Cornishman Inn for a cup of hot tea. Boy was it cold and windy here in Cornwall.
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| Where is our tea? |
Rise and shine, next day indeed the rain came and we decided to be brave. K, who has been to Cornwall twice, assumed the role of the tour guide and suggested visiting the Minack Theatre and Land's End. And we will assess the weather by then.. when we reached Minack Theatre, the waves were crashing, the winds were blowing at such high speeds, the rain was beating in our faces. It was impossible to open our umbrellas. I felt I was almost being blown into the Atlantic Ocean! The picture doesn't do much justice on the weather but trust me, it was an angry ocean.
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| So cute! |
And off to Land's End.. really the tip of the land that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean.. once again, the winds made it even difficult to walk properly. Z was brave to venture down nearer to the coastline to "have a look" whereas K and I decided to wait for him in the cafe. Some hot chocolate was very much needed by then! Z kept joking saying he wanted some hot chrysanthemum tea and kept telling us if he doesn't come back in 30min... "Remember we leave no man behind". lol
In the cafe... haha look at how drenched (and cold) we were!
Finally we decided we couldn't win the weather and so back to the B&B we went. Time to whip out all the techie gadgets to pass time. The rain got heavier and so we decided to order in Domino's pizza for dinner that night. Fingers crossed for a better tomorrow.
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