Cornwall 2014 Day 4. My Dad wasn't so good this morning so we left him and went for coffee in Polperro, as David had not emerged from his daily hibernation he was also abandoned. This is a lovely seaside village and worth the extortion at car park, £4 for 3 hrs, well maybe not extortion but as we where only going for coffee it increased the cost. The day started sunny with wind but the sun had hidden itself as we explored the village. There is a small harbour and beach with a large cave. I imagine it to be like a town in Tortuga full of pirates with barrels of rum and chests of gold and jewels hidden in secret tunnels.
Unfortunately we couldn't stay in fantasy island all day and it had started to rain so we had coffee whilst the storm passed, there I slip again it was barely getting the ground wet. We went back to camp bearing gifts from foreign shores, Cornish pasties, for lunch.
As my Dad felt better we had his day out furthering fantasy's of lost treasures as we explored a shipwreck museum in charlestown. This is worth the visit and is far more extensive than it first appears. We learnt about the towns history as a clay exporter and about various activities of lifeboat rescue, deep sea diving, coopers and smiths.

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Cornwall 2014 Day 3. This is Davids day, Its actually St Patricks day but as David has chosen what we do we are letting him think its his. David has gold fever and wants to get rich quick so we are going to pan for gold. This was the plan, reallity - Cornwall is closed until April and the place we headed to was no different so we went to the town where no one can escape, Redruth the Village part 2, to get some pans and then find a stream. We found some pans (plastic bowls) but when we tried to find a stream the satnav lost power and we kept being redirected to or having to drive to this spookey town. We did eventually escape, I think, we may end up back there.

Cornwall 2014 Day 2. Today we plan to head into Plymouth to catch up with my friends Hamish and Rachel, we head into Looe late morning and its the start of a beautiful day with the sun shining and the wind blowing as we wander through the back street of this small seaside town. We stop for coffee at the beach where the wind has stopped and the temperature rises. From here we head into Plymouth and take the coastal route which requires we use the car ferry. Lunch is in a busy cafe on the terraces of Plymouth Hoe overlooking the glistening sea, I think the staff had not anticipated the surge of customers and where running out of food and all seemed run off their feet. After, David and I walk down the terraces to the sea and my friend Hamish phones me as he has come to front to walk the dog so its not long before we meet. It is lovely to see them both and Seth, their son who has grown so much since last time. We spend the afternoon with them and say goodbye at their local church as they finish preparation to take the evening service with their youth group. This is a great start to our holiday, injuries of the previous day are still present but it looks like it is going to be a great one despite setbacks.

Cornwall 2014 Day 1. The day starts as a lazy drive down the M6 we et 50 miles then its the first of our comfort breaks, I had thought it would have been my mum who cracked first but no my Dad takes this honour, I had a coffee, at this point I have to mention my mum has switched to decaf so I had had a fair few before we set off, I think this was a mistake as the caffeine kicked in and we only lasted another 100 miles before I needed to stop. Lunch was found at junction 20 of the M5 by the sea, after a significant wait and a rather dippy waitress who brought our food and cutlery and condiments; she left the food and wandered off with the rest after taking our long past drunk drinks.
We arrived at holiday place at 4pm and where greeted and directed to dwelling, after getting lost twice we found it and started to settle in. The first five minutes found my mum saying it was not like the last place she stayed in my dad trying to fall over a step and my mum succeeding in falling causing
herself injuries. After a discussion with manager and a coffee we relocated to their other park, my mum instantly liked this new place much more and we settled in for the night.

Cornwall 2014 Day 0. Cambridge to Cornwall via some out of the way town where my parents happen to still live in my childhood home. David and I,somewhat stressed, head off for Southport on the pre leg of our journey to our holiday home from home in cornwall. We have a quick and fairly traffic free run via the ever familliar roadworks in Birmingham, I think its a painting the fourth bridge affair with a twist where they start everywhere and finish nowhere.