A record of the fish meals we had during our Roadtrip:- John Dory, Soft Crab, Exmouth Mussels – South Sands Hotel St Austell Ale Battered Cod – Victoria Arms, Salcombe Cornish Mussels in curry sauce/whole baked Mackerel/Cornish line caught Pollack – River Cottage, Plymouth Hand dived Scallops – The Cornish Amrs, Tavistock Grilled Sardines/Trio of […]
After a very lazy morning and a long bath we managed to squeeze all our clothes into our bags but sadly had to leave behind my bucket and spade. After checking out of the hotel we had lunch in town before getting the train to Taunton. From there we jumped in our pre-booked taxi and […]
Today is our last day before heading to Exeter and handing back the hire car. We are filled with mixed emotions. On the one hand we are sad that the road trip is drawing to a end but excited about the next leg – Glastonbury. After breakfast we did a 3 hr, 6 mile walk […]
After another terrible night’s sleep – these really are the worst beds we have ever slept in – we hit the road ahead of schedule. Our first stop was Lyndon where we took the cliff railway down to Lynmouth. It was like stepping back in time. After a quick walk around we headed back up […]
Another gloriously hot day and still no surf. As we had pre-booked our lessons we hand to settle for a gift voucher to use another time! We decided to walk the length of Woolacombe’s 3 mile beach and had a coffee at the far end next to a campsite with the nicest public toilets I’ve […]
After a terrible night’s sleep we headed down to the beach and the surf shop where we had pre-booked lessons. Unfortunately there was no surf so we were told to come back at 2pm to see if the afternoon tide was any better. So we headed for a walk along the coast towards Bull Point […]
Today we headed back to Devon. Our first stop was at Port Isaac where the lovely Welsh couple we met in Padstow were staying. Port Isaac is where Poldark and Doc Martin were filmed and also home to “Squeeze your Belly in” Alley. We were so glad we parked the car outside the town as […]
We were up sharp this morning probably due to the Espresso Martinis in the bar the night before. We walked over to Rock and got the ferry over to Padstow and picked up our hire bikes. We set off along the Camel Valley cycle path at a fair clip towards Wadebridge 5.5 miles away. The […]
Its David’s Mum’s birthday today and we hope she got the box of fudge and birthday card that we bought at Lizard Point and had posted in Penzance. After breakfast we walked to Polzeath beach which took about 20 minutes. Polzeath is a little surfing bay/village which had a very dangerous shop called Berries & […]
Our first stop was Jamaica Inn right in the middle of Bodmin Moor. We visited the museum filled with everything to do with smugglers and Daphne du Maurier – they even had a packet of her father’s branded cigarettes. Jamaica Inn is a wonderful old coaching pub and some of the rooms are haunted. We […]
We decided to walk along the coast line in the opposite direction towards Newquay. A four hour walk later we bought some more postcards and had a coffee at Fistral Bay. We didn’t think much of Newquay so we were glad to get back to our hotel. We had planned to rent boogie boards that […]
Today is overcast so I am very apprehensive about surfing this afternoon. We decided to have a very lazy morning and made our way down to the Extreme Academy for our 1.30 pm lesson. Our instructor was a lovely chap called Adam and there were five in our group – 2 girls and 3 guys. […]
After another great breakfast we headed up the road to Watergate Bay. We had arrived before check in so dumped our bags and headed straight out for a 3 hour hike to Bedruthen Steps and back. A quick change later and we were on the hotel’s beautiful sun deck having a couple of cold beers […]
After an amazing breakfast of home made granola and kedgeree we jumped in a taxi to Zennor. The 8 mile walk back to St Ives took us 4 hours of scrambling over rocks. It was by far the hardest section of the coastal path. We heard and saw seals and gorgeous secluded beaches that were […]
We managed to have a quick walk after breakfast as we were up so early. Due to a change in the tides our boat back to St Mary’s was very early – 8.50 am – and our flight wasn’t til the afternoon. We therefore had a few hours to kill so walked up to the […]
Another beautiful day – sun shining and no wind. We explored the rest of Bryher after breakfast before getting the ferry over to St Martin. A 3 hour walk took us around the whole island which we agreed was our favourite with its gorgeous white sand beaches and turquoise water. We even spotted seals playing […]
After breakfast we walked the north half of Bryher before jumping on the ferry boat for the short trip over to Tresco. We walked around the Abbey Gardens and most of the island which took us 4 hours. Starving we found a lovely pub and had a bowl of homemade soup and an ice-cream before […]
We had to repack our bags for our 3 night trip to the Isles of Scilly. It is just a little plane you get from Land’s End airport and they had strict luggage restrictions so we planned to leave one of our bags in the boot of the car. We almost had our first mishap […]
After a great sleep and another full English breakfast we drove to Penzance via the King Harry V ferry which cut about 2 hours off our journey. We arrived in Penzance too early to check in so we jumped on a bus to Mousehole – pronounced Mouzle – which was a little uninspiring other than […]
Having enjoyed our previous walk along the coastal path we decided to try another hike. Four hours later with a little paddle in the sea and a run up a hill to avoid the cunning pincer movement by some Ninja Cows we ended up in a picturesque church with an atmospheric graveyard and watched […]
David was driving today and we were up sharp and on the road by 9.00 am. We stopped at Charlestown for a coffee and a walk around the small harbour before heading on to the bustling fishing village of Megavissey with its quaint shops and restaurants. Lots of fish choices on the menu for […]
Our first stop was Dartmoor Prison and its museum which was quirky and interesting. We then headed to Princetown where we picked up a map for a walk through the moors following a disused railway line. The walk took 2 hours and was about 8km and we finished up in the Plum & Feather […]
After another full breakfast we tried to find the holiday home of our neighbours in France. After 40 minutes walking along a country lane we gave up. It turned out we were walking along the right road but hadn’t gone far enough inland. It was David’s turn to drive and our first stop was Plymouth […]
Despite our 3 course dinner last night we managed to devour a hearty breakfast which was just as well as we then ended up doing a 5 hour / 12 mile hike along the Coastal Trail from our hotel to Hope Cove. As I hate walking back the same way we found a signpost […]
After a slight hiccup with the car hire at Exeter train station we have started the Road Trip we have been planning for over a year. I’ve opted to drive us out of Exeter and David is in charge of navigating and the music. For the last 2 months he has been working on 2 […]
Our 3 week road trip driving around Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
