Cornwall
May 2017
Thurs May
4th
We set
off at 0805, it was warm and dry. An easy journey with not to many hold ups.
We
arrived at The Meadows camp site at 2pm.
We had a warm welcome from the owners. We got the awning up in about an
hour and a half. It was hot and sunny. We drove the the Polgooth pub for a meal
and when we got back sat outside with a drink for a while, it was still nice
and warm, before an early night.
Fri
May5th
The sun
didn't last, it was cool and windy this morning.
We
decided to walk to Mevagissy, it was very cool and blustery and further than we
though, 6 1/2 miles there and back. The
route took us through a wood, up a steep hill, there were lots of specimen
trees, monkey puzzle, Palm etc as it must have been part of an old estate. We carried on under the road through a tunnel
and cried on climbing, we then went down the hill meeting a land rover mending
electric wires. There were lots of wild
flowers in the hedge banks, bluebells, campion, stitch wort, gorse, broom,
Hawthorne blossom, one campion we saw had flowers of two different colours,
very unusual. We eventually reached Mevagissy and when we got to the harbour
the wind nearly took us off our feet, waves were pounding on the harbour wall
and being flung over it. We found a chip shop that we could take the dog in and
had lovely cod and chips.
We set
off on the return journey, almost giving in and taking the bus. Rich had bought
some walking poles which he found most useful, my foot was very painful but for
some reason got a bit better and allowed me to walk okay. The sun came out and
it got quite warm for a while.
Back to
site we sat in the awning where it was nice and warm.
A group
of youngsters had turned up on the next pitch.o
Sat May
6th
It
started to rain in the night and rained on and off all day. We stayed in except
for a short walk and a quick trip to Asda for. some lard.
Sun May
7th
A better
morning but chilly and overcast. We walked along the river and through the
woods to Pentewan, just under 3 1/2 miles there and back.
We had a
drink and snack at a café and the sun had come out so it was nice enough to sit
outside. Lots of people about also lots of dogs, Crackers was quite well
behaved. Sat in the sun for a while in the evening as it was very calm and
warm.
Mon May
8th
A cool,
clear morning. We drove to Newquay but didn't have change for car park so we
went on to Perranporth, I thought we'd been there before but realised we
hadn't, it was familiar because of the TV programme about lifeguards. We called at Co-Op for some change then
walked through the small town and on to the vast beach. We got fish and chips
to eat in the car as dogs not allowed in café.
Called at Aldi then back to site for a nice sit in the sun.
As
evening comes on all the tent campers sit outside with fire pits, the site
loans/rents them and sells wood, there is a lovely smell of woodsmoke in the
evening air.
Tue May
9th
Quite
overcast and cool this morning. We drove
down to Penzance and visited the Geevor
tin mine. This was very interesting, we had a guided tour with a lot of
information, I didn't realise quite how much there was to tin mining, lots of
processes separating the various minerals and qualities of tin out, it closed
in 1985 and our guide was an ex miner. The mine was in the area that our
ancestors lived.
While we
were on the tour it became quite sunny.
We drove
to Portleven and had a snack and a walk round the harbour, a very pretty place.
We'd May
10th
Another
lovely sunny day. Rich dropped me in St Austell and I found a couple of fabric
shops, got a few bits.
Quiet
afternoon enjoying the sunshine.
Thurs May
11th
Some rain
overnight and an overcast morning. We drove to Mevagissy meaning to get the
ferry to Fowey but it wasn't running.
We drove
around for a while looking for Carnmogas and ended up in St Ewe and had a meal
in the pub which was very nice.
Still
damp and drizzly so a quiet afternoon, short walk in the woods.
Fri May
12th
Rain
overnight and overcast. We decided to go to the Eden Project as it was under
cover.
Very
shocked by the price £27.50 with no concessions.
It was
very interesting a bit more in the rainforest, there was a rope walk and
viewing platform right at the top, I went but Rich didn't. The outside gardens
were very bare, quite disappointing. It started to rain quite heavily as we
left and rained for the res of the afternoon. We took the dog a walk when it
eased a bit.
Sat May
13th
Bright
and sunny this morning but breezy with some cloud.
We drove
to Cornish Market World which we remembered from years ago, it was undergoing a
big refurbishment.
We went
to Charlestown but didn't park as it was expensive, drove on up narrow lanes to
Porthpean. We parked and walked down to
the small beach, dogs weren't allowed on but we had a short walk along part of
the coastal trail.
It was a
sunny afternoon but too breezy to sit out, rain in the evening.
Sun May
14th
Overcast
and raining in the morning. Quick trip to Aldi.
I made
soup from veg. we'd got left.
The
afternoon was sunny but breezy we sat out for most of it. Took a walk along the
river.
Mon May
15th
Rain
overnight and this morning.
I went to
Asda and Rich went to caravan place and picked me up. We then drove to Fowey,
it was raining most of the time with quite a heavy mist.
Back to
site, it rained for most of the afternoon.
Tue May
16th
Rained
again overnight and damp and misty this morning.
We went
to The Crown at St Ewe for lunch, otherwise stayed in out of the weather
Wed May 16th
Rain overnight and
raining this morning.
We had to get the
awning down very wet. After we'd finished packing up we went to The Crown at St
Ewe for another lovely lunch, then a lazy afternoon and an early night. Around 6pm the sun came out and it was a lovely
evening
Thurs May 18th
A lovely, sunny
morning. We got away by 0850, and had an
uneventful journey arriving home at about 2.30.
256 miles
The
Meadows is a lovely site, with a wild flower meadow where people with tents can
camp, wheelbarrows are provided for tenters to carry their gear across to their
tents. and plenty of sizeable pitches. Wifi available by the office, sometimes
in the van but very weak. The
facilities are good, the showers are small bathrooms and the water scalding
hot.
