On a holiday consisting mainly of views and food, it’s apt that I get my come uppance. Sneaked into a cake shop in the afternoon without telling Eileen. But a couple of bites later it was ripped from my hand with laser precision by a seagull which then seemed to proceed to share it with its mates and laugh at me at the same time.
The Hidden Hut
Stunning location, probably crazy busy in summer, and fantastic food (the less said about the coffee, though …).
And just enjoying the house.
We’ve probably seen the best of the weather, so it’s time to move around a bit.
We remember the King Harry ferry from 2009 – just after the financial crisis and so many unused cargo ships were being stored up this creek.
It’s also the place where I had my great idea for a TV series about boring jobs in amazing places (the title probably still needs some work). As it’s a chain ferry, the captain doesn’t even need to steer, and yet the views are stunning.
Trelissick
We’d been before, although I didn’t remember it.
And a lovely place to have coffee
Tuesday was a little trip around the Roseland peninsula (including picking up hitchhikers which we haven’t done for decades, but with no buses or taxis they were desperate.
It was actually more ethereal than the photo makes it look.
And back to St Mawes to enjoy our panoramic views.
Fabulous
Cheers
Weather for the weekend is just about perfect – sunny but not too hot. Forecast for the rest of the week isn’t as good, so we’re not moving far at all.
It’s nearly 20 years ago that we stayed near St Just with Jo, and at least 2 of her friends in successive years. So for old times sake, and because it’s stunning scenery we walked around the estuary to the church.
And that was that for the day!
We certainly struck lucky with the house.
We had booked to stay in a beautiful house near Lands End. We had made it as far as Bodmin when we got a call to say the house was flooded and uninhabitable. Fortunately for us there were still many vacancies, and we found this house in St Mawes that was available in less than 2 hours.
A quick re-program of the satnav and here we are. We reckon it is about 15 years since we were last here, but it feels familiar.
Here’s the house.
