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Blogging AroundThe World

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Chapter One

Amy picked us up at 9am (with our mountain of luggage) and wewere on the road at 9.45am. We arrived at Newuay in 5.5 hours andafter a uick stop at !escos for supplies (wine)" we found !olcarne#each $urf $hack" which was to %e our home for the night.

!he hut was literally on the %each and was well euipped with & %unk%eds (with %lankets and some deck chairs). !he toilets were a 5 minutewalk away. 't cost us & each for the night (* per night) and we

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We arrived at the hut at pm and spentthe afternoon watching the #ody #oard/hampionships while sipping 0roseccoin the sun.

1n the !olcarne #each site" there werea couple of (pricey) cafes" a surf %oard

hire shop and an admin office.

After two %ottles of 0rosecco" we decided to get changed and headup the cliff into town.

!he town of Newuay itself is full of %ars and cheap restaurants. 2orsome reason" the town was dead on the $aturday night" which was a%it of a disappointment" as ' was in party mode3

We chose to have reek for dinner" as $tavros reek !averna. !he foodwasnt great and was pricey for what it was. After dinner" we went insearch of a pu% that someone had recommended to 2aye theNewuay Arms. 't ended up %eing a lot of fun. !he music and thecocktails were really good" particualrly 6ittle 7iss $unshine.

After a couple of cocktails" 8oe decided it would %e a good idea todare me to do stuff and she started %y daring me to get a photo with alairy group of guys dressed as ail%irds" on a stag do. 6uckily" the guyshad left the %ar %efore ' had a chance to get the photo.

!he %ar was uiet %ut we stayed for some time" as they %lasted 9:smusic out on the dance floor. 1ne of the %ar staff said that a typical

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really disappointed to see that this specially guarded area was in factust a plain old upstairs %ar area. What ' hadnt realised is that the%ouncer had seen me and apparently was running at top speed toprotect the %ar and everyone in it from whatever ' was plotting. ' cantreally remem%er what ' said to e=plain myself" %ut ' must have ended

up winning him round" as ' found this photo on my camera the ne=tday and it was not taken in a ail cell.

We were so distracted %y the whole %ouncer incident that we didntnotice our new friends sneak into the %ar. Again" we politely stayed forone drink" %ut found a reason to escape when Wigan and hairdresserhad their first drunken and long drunken kiss3

We headed %ack to the surf shack at a%out &.am and sat andadmired the view %efore passing out.

Chapter Two

We woke up and lay in the shack with the frontdoor open" watching the waves for a while thene=t morning. We had all slept well and were

ready for more fun. As we were staying at thecomple= off season (there were the four of usplus one other couple staying during thatweekend)" reception e=tended our check outtime to ;.pm" so we could go surfing,%ody%oarding. #ut %efore that" we headed to thecafe on-site for an over priced" poor uality%reakfast. (!he only saving grace was theporcelain cow milk ugs).

After %reakfast" we hired wetsuits and %ooked an hour:s %ody%oardingsession when in Newuay...3 't only cost 9 which ' thought was goodvalue. 't took me a%out an hour to get my wetsuit on" at which point

Amy pointed out that ' had out it on%ack to front...

We all had fun in the water thewetsuit was surprisingly warm and thewaves were good %ut the currentwas also really strong and we didnt

realise uite how far away from the%each we had drifted" even after ;

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minutes. ' loved the %ody %oarding and the random weather withinthe space of an hour" there was %right sunshine" rain" a rain%ow andsun again.

We had to check out of our seafront home after %ody%oarding %ut

%efore that" 8oe and ' went in search of the shower %lock. !he !olcarnesite is not that %ig and yet 8oe and ' spent a%out ;5 minutes trying tofind the showers. After asking a%out 4 different people" we found them"%ut" in our defense" they were not signposted and the %uilding lookednothing like a shower %lock.

1nce we were all showered and packed up" we made our way %ackup the steep hill and stopped to have a gourmet picnic of ham andmarmite sandwiches and pringles on the cliff top.

1ur ne=t stop was the Acorn /amping @ lamping site in $t. #laey. 'twas a%out a half hour drive from !olcarne" and was well hidden" off the%eaten track" in a forrest. #y the time we arrived" it was cold andgetting dark. We found the cottage that the owner lived in and wewere delighted to see that she was uite ho%%it-like herself. $heshowed us to our ho%%it hut (which was down a muddy" loose path inthe forrest) the toilet %lock was off down another muddy path andshe showed us how to use the camping stove" outside our hut.

!he ho%%it huts themselves look

fantastic. !hey are less impressive onthe inside" %ut still cleverly done.!here was wood dBcor throughout"plus a wooden chair and two sideta%les. !here was a kerosene lampto add to the effect. !he hut wase=tremely cosy for the four of us" %utwe were too e=cited to care.

After unpacking,dumping our %ags

in any spare %it of space we could find" we dcided to head into/harlestown (where the ho%%it lady said we would find nightlife). 't wasa half hour drive away and was as ' remem%ered it from last time wewent there with mum. /harlestown is a very small seaside port" (which isfamous for its tall ships) and ho%%it lady had said that there was somefilming going on so it should %e lively.

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Chapter Three

1n reaching the port" ' was immediately disappointed. No filming" nopeople" no nightlife. ' dont trust ho%%its anymore. !here were a%out restaurants in /harlestown and one old mans pu%. We ended up in the0ier ?ouse ?otel for dinner" where (we realised) was the same placewe had eaten with mum when we came here last time. And tocomplete the memory" we were even sat at the same ta%le as we had%efore.

After a %elow parr meal" it %ecame apparent that ' was the only onewho wanted to have another lively night. !he others lookede=chausted. ' could see it was a losing %attle" %ut ' negged them to gofor one drink at the local old mans pu% !he Cashleigh Arms.

We had the pu% to ourselves and so did what any other old manwould do played darts" pool and cards" while sipping on a%lackcurrant and soda.

We started heading %ack to the hut at a%out ;.pm and got lost ata%out ;.5pm. !he roads were pitch %lack and unrecognisa%le in thedark. Dnfortunately we didnt have the postcode of the campsite withus and none of our phones had any reception.

We drove around aimlessly for a%out & minutes" until (%y somemiracle) Amy recognised a unction and %etween them" she and 8oemanaged to get us home. 't was a %it hairy for a while and while 'found it all uite e=citing (as it made for good %log fodder)" ' wouldhave %een disappointed to miss out on the eventful night in the ho%%ithut.

't had started pouring with rain while we were lost and we gotdrenched ust walking from the car to the hut. 't was also freeing.

After a couple of trips to the toilet" we all settled down for the night (as much as we could in the space) and tried to sleep.

We all awoke at Eam needing the toilet. At this point" it was still%ucketing down with rain and 8oe and 2aye decided that" rather thango out and soak the hut when they came %ack" they would use amakeshift toilet in the hut (a saucepan3)

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1nce everyone had peed in their respective receptacles" we all triedto get %ack to sleep and ended up missing the alarm.

We had planned to get up early and go for a walk through themeadows and wood" as there were smeant to %e some good trails" %ut

as it had rained so much" the ground was waterlogged" so we decidedto change plan and head to another place we enoyed when wewere here last 7evagissey.

7evagissey is a pretty sea frontvillage. !he main attraction is thehar%our front" which is lined withcafes and %outiue shops. !hestreets leading to the har%our frontare co%%led and narrow" %ut they

open up to reveal a really prettyscene.

We had a cream tea in a cafe whiletaking in the view and were ust

a%out to start wander around the shops" when it started pouring againand we got soaked. !his was our cue to head %ack to the car and startthat long drive %ack to 6ondon.

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