A Cornish weekend

An unexpected invite came our way last week, so we found ourselves driving down to Cornwall (again) on Saturday morning. This time, though, we headed along the GLORIOUS A30 from Exeter to Bodmin: What a road! It skirts the top of Dartmoor National Park and then drops down across Bodmin Moor, all of it wonderfully empty duel carriageway. Bliss! Perfect weather, too, with blue skies and sunshine all the way. Our destination was Fowey, a rather pretty fishing village at the end of some treacherous Cornish B roads. We only had time for a quick, calf-killing stroll down to and back up from the village, before afternoon tea, an inspirational speech from Tim Smit (founder of the Eden Project), and a good dinner, accompanied by a murder mystery game delivered in the broadest of Cornish accents. Git orf moi laaaand!



The next morning saw a sea mist roll in, but as we climbed out of Fowey, the sun came out again. Off to the Eden Project to gawk at this remarkable place.

Foggy morning:


Tropical biome:


The beautiful planting and pod-like biomes were wonderful, but best was seeing the before and after pics of this former clay pit. Hard to believe how much has been achieved here in the past 10 years -- well worth a visit if you're in the area.



Then, laden with cacti and clotted cream fudge and toffees, we set off once more for the A30/A303/A34 trip home (and the fly in the ointment that is trying to find a parking space around here on a Sunday evening; we've realized we're not so much buying a house but two parking spaces with a house attached). It's amazing how much you can achieve in 36 hours if you set your mind to it -- or, indeed, if someone organizes it all for you.