Fun Day With Emily

I slept in till 7 am  feeling quite relaxed,apart from a bit of joint pain, which is understandable, considering walking as much as I have and then sitting in a car all day. I started my day slowly, eating some mueseli I had left over and then got ready to go out driving and exploring the countryside of Cornwall.I left the navigation skills to my co driver Emily,who was feeling a little disappointed, as apart from wind and rain,it was quite foggy, and looked set in for the duration,and of course she was hoping for that sunny hot weather that had been here for the last few weeks. My first dilemma was to find my shoes. I left them by the window on the staircase last night to air out, and they were nowhere to be seen. Over night, our host saved them when the rain started and dried them out for me. We drove for about twenty minutes in the misty rain and came to our first stop, a farm shop cafe. The place was packed, and the food looked gourmet. Can’t wait to plough in. No such luck. We didn’t have a booking. Never mind,move on. Back in the car, and the weather isn’t improving, we ended up in Boscastle, in a cafe I walked in a week ago, amazing coincidence. There, we shared smashed avo and poached eggs on toast and a hot beverage. We then walked around and went to a witches ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ museum, which was really interesting. The young girl at the desk laughed her head off when I suggested out loud we might see a photo of your mum here Em. Sorry darling, just kidding ๐Ÿ˜‚. I do love โค๏ธ you heaps, There it is for the public record. The weather broke a little later as the day wore on. We visited some small fishing hamlets and walked about, had soup for lunch, and Emily found an incredible tea and scone shop for afternoon tea. We shared a scone with triple berry jam and the most delicious cream. We also had a piece of apple pie. There must have been a dozen different types of exotic cakes on offer,and dogs were more than welcome to join in. We washed our grub down with Billy tea?no way, I think one of the teas we had was apple with cinnamon, and the other was chai. A very rewarding and educational experience for myself. Some more driving, and a walk along the south west coast path at Charleston, it was back to Launceston to pick up takeaway for dinner. However, a slight twist, I was dying for a leak after parking the car, so ducked into a pub,and seeing the ladies, automatically thought the men’s to be nearby. When I asked,I was told that the men’s is across the road. I’m thinking they’re taking the piss out of  the newbie. I yelled I’m busting. With that ,one of the drunks grabbed my arm, took me out side,walked straight to the middle of the road and stopped the traffic, so I could get across and make it to the toilet without wetting myself. It was the funniest and craziest thing that has happened in a long time. When I went back to thank him, he wouldn’t let me leave until he bought this old aussie bloke walking their coastal path a pint. Emily and I had a fun time in that pub. I befriended Sam on Facebook  and hope to get back to Launceston to enjoy another pint with these wonderful people. They were like long lost family. When we eventually left, we had fish and chips and drove back to the farm for a well earned rest.


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