Morning Monday! Morning reader! 😁. We’re on day 9 of our holiday here in the south-west. Today, we checked out of The Alverton Hotel here in Truro and headed furthest from home – to Helston. It’ll be our first stay, ever, in an AirBnB – it’s called The Piggery 🐷🐷😁 As per normal, we couldn’t …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 8/15:
Greetings reader! It’s day 8, and we’re on leg 3, halfway through our holiday here in the south-west of England. Today, it’s our final full day in Truro, as tomorrow, we’re onto leg 4, an AirBnB in Ashton, Helston. We slept well in spite of the resident next door setting the volume on his radio …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 7/15:
6.25am: Hello reader, welcome back! I hope you’re enjoying the Posts! We’ve been here almost a week, and we’re on leg 3, day 7 (of 15) of our holiday in the south-west of the UK – Poldark country! Arrrrrrrrrrr! 🏴☠️ 8.15am: Our first breakfast here in the Hotel. Great food, shame about the service! 😮. …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 6/15:
Welcome back dear reader! 😃. It’s Day 6 of our south-western UK holiday. 10.10am: Today, we said goodbye to the B&B in Boscastle and headed for Truro on ‘leg 3’ of our break. We’re staying for three nights The Alverton Hotel. It looks like we might have left the good weather behind us in Boscastle …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 5/15:
It’s Day 5 – welcome back, my dedicated reader! 👍 New readers, this is what you might have missed… Today, it’s a series of trips: the popular Tintagel Castle, home to the legend of King Arthur (or not); Port Isaac, a local fishing village; Finally, Padstow. We’re also going to squeeze in Trevathan Farm Shop …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 4/15:
Welcome back Reader! 😊 Today, we bid farewell to Exford and the White Horse Inn (and the next-door Lodge, where we stayed). It’s time to move on to ‘leg 2’ of our south-western trip – and our next stopover, Boscastle, around three hours away. We’re on Day 4 of our 15-day break and so far, …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 3/15:
Morning! 😁 Welcome to Day 3 – our final day in Exford. You might have missed… You missed my previous posts? Surely not! OK, just for you, Day 1’s post is here and Day 2, here. You’re welcome! 😊 Overnight, the free EV charger had done its job (albeit slowly at 3.5kW/h) and we now …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 2/15:
Morning Reader! Thanks for dropping by. It’s day two of our fifteen day ‘southwest adventure’. If you missed yesterday’s post, it’s here. As per this morning’s weather forecast, we’re promised some of the damp stuff around midday, so we’re going to make the most of the morning. Still, at least it’s now not coming until …
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Holiday: Devon and Cornwall – Day 1/15: Arrival
9.12am: We’re off! Continuing our holiday breaks around the UK, this time we’re heading for Devon and Cornwall. Our mission? To explore this ‘long skinny part’ of England in some detail and force the National Trust card into meltdown (we have around 8 locations on the list!). And with our English Heritage cards looking on …
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