Cornwall day three

Today was a beautiful day so it was back to Bude again for some shopping and then to hit the beach.

We found a wonderful bakery that did gluten free pasties so Toni was delighted especially as they did a vegetarian option too. I opted for the gluten free sausage rolls.

The beach was amazing in the glorious sunshine.

Of course no trip to the beach would be complete without a dip in the sea so Toni and I did.

The tide crept in pretty sharpish but we had a great day.

Tonight it was round two of fire starting and this time we were a little more successful.

We even ended up with interesting faces in the smoke

The flames were good and we had some night heat to enjoy a late night chat.

Cornwall day two

As is usually when away camping we were up bright and early. We had a hearty breakfast and headed out on our next adventure. I was very impressed that Cornwall has embraced wind energy with lots of turbines dotted all over the landscape.

Our first port of call today was St. Kitts Herbery. There were so many lovely herbs and plants on display.

We went the indulged in some wonderful fragrance testing. The patchouli was my favourite so I guess I am really just an old hippy at heart.

Once we left I was amused in a completely childish way as I saw a sign and then waited in eager anticipation for the chance to take this photo!

After our dinner Keith and I assembled our fire pit and made an attempt at fire. The wind was not our friend though so it was a bit of a struggle.

Cornwall day one

Today Toni, Zoe and I set off in convoy with the Lowe family for a week away camping in Cornwall. It was a but misty around Stonehenge.

The kids might have had a little sleep en route:

We arrived in Cornwall in advance of our entry time to the camp site so we headed out to Bude for a look around. It's a lovely little place, with some great shops and views.

Our campsite was lovely. When we arrived it was quiet and there was some great views.

We all set to work getting tents and gazebo erected and in no time at all we had our own little base of operations.

Toni, Helen and Keith went out for supplies while I stayed behind with the kids. Some of the chekky beggars decided to use my phone to get some revenge on me LOL

Lydia Arya-Hope

We are a grandmother again! Congratulations to Sophie on the birth of Lydia Arya-Hope born at 16:09 today and weighing 6lb 11oz.

Photos will be posted up when I have permission to :)

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Today we went to see Spider-Man: Homecoming at Cineworld in Bexleyheath.

WOW is all I have to say. This was THE BEST Spider-Man film made so far. Well done to Marvel for negotiation with Sony to let them have input and creativity. Now we finally have a Spider-Man film worthy of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Don't get me wrong, I loved all the other films but Homecoming stands head and shoulders above them all.

Happy Birthday Toni

Happy Birthday to my beautiful wife Toni!

Presents were had and she was happy :)

Crow Dancers @ 3 Wishes Faery Festival

Today was the day that Crow Dancers made their return to the stage at 3 Wishes Faery Festival. This was special to us and we had done our debut gig there a year ago.

This year the weather was much kinder to us and instead of pouring rain we had gorgeous sunshine which was a very welcome change.

Our set went very well and the crowd were very positive making this another memorable occasion.

3 Wishes Faery Festival day two

It was another brilliant day with glorious weather. We had a beautiful breakfast courtesy of an amazing Indian food stall. Authentic noms were so nice, wish we had stuff like that here on a daily basis.

We did retail therapy, we chilled out with friends,we ate, we shopped.

There was a fabulous sunset....

Our evening played out to the fabulous sounds of The Dolmen who once again put on an amazing set and got everyone up and dancing.