Our Cornish week part 1

Last week, we had a week in Cornwall. We stayed in a lovely cottage in Canons Town, just outside of Hayle. The cottage owner lives next door with her Dogue de Bordeaux called Rico (who was gorgeous, a real gentle giant!)

The holiday wasn’t quite as we had planned when we booked ages ago, as hubby’s back was still excruciatingly painful at times. But we did go somewhere everyday and as Cornwall is like a second home, there wasn’t any pressure to go to lots of different places etc.

The weather wasn’t doing us a lot of favours either, but Monday was bright, if a bit windy. We toddled over to Gwithian Towans. It’s a lovely beach, but for us, the fact it had a car park overlooking the beach and a lovely cafe, was ideal.....

We managed to park right at the front, which gave us the option of sitting out in front of the car later. But first brunch, followed by a cream tea!....

The cafe is called the Sunset Surf Cafe and Bar, the staff are lovely and so is the food.Well worth a visit, especially if you are walking your dogs. They are very dog friendly. We did sit in our deckchairs by our car for a while, but the northerly wind was a bit chilly, so we retreated to the sheltered garden at our cottage.

Tuesday, we had absolutely awful weather! But I do like stormy weather, so we headed out to see the waves crashing around Godrevy lighthouse. I was hoping to take some photos of it, but the I had to face into the wind and rain, so I took one in the other direction, before taking refuge in the car again. Hubby’s back was particular bad today, so after stopping off for something to eat in Godrevy cafe, we went back to our cosy cottage.This pic doesn’t do the waves justice...

Wednesday, we went in to Penzance for a mooch around. I spent my childhood holidays staying at my great auntie’s house in Penzance, so know the area well. We then had lunch in a great seafood place in Newlyn called Mackerel Sky, where you could but taster plates, a great idea! Very delicious! We had a little walk around the harbour, a few trawlers not out to sea......

Part 2 will be along tomorrow later. While we were away, hubby had a call for epidural treatment Monday in Birmingham this week. So we drove up, he’s had it and we will have to wait to see if it has worked. I do so hope so!

So cheerio for now, Ann x