So it's the school holidays, therefore, we went to Bude!
We spent the first week with Janet and Graham (Grandma and Grandad) generally existing - Jess "helped" walk the dogs A LOT, Maddy did a bit but thankfully (for Janet) her maternally inherited laziness won through quite a lot! We walked to the pixie caravan to see Margaret, the men watched A LOT of golf - so much so that Jessica almost had an ab dab because she was "sick of all this golf Daddy, when can we have something for the children?" (Because the entire holiday wasn't based on the children and their enjoyment at all!) But Padraig won so Grandad was very happy.
We also went for lunch and a walk near Morwenstow.The food was fantastic, lemon bread like my Mum used to make, and discovered Hawkers Hut. A hut RIGHT next to the sea built by a rector (or something) because he couldn't see the sea from his home up the cliff..... Now an opportunity for local teenagers to get some methinks, slightly less romantic than the original intention but nice to visit. (http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/hawker.htm)
Nick and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary, a very lovely meal in a restaurant in Widemouth Bay, I got roses "one for every year we've been married".... (I'm looking forward to the silver or ruby celebrations!) Nick got a card. That was it! And he should think himself lucky!
The second week was the four of us on our own. It was lovely just to exist around each other with no timescales, agendas, etc. We all chilled out and spent a lot of time on the beach. We also went for a day out to DairyWorld (near Newquay) which was hideously tacky but the girls loved it. Big slide/ballpool thingy, cows to be milked and fed, ponies to be riden, digging with mini diggers. Blah, blah, blah!
We just had a great time, good weather (most of the time), good company (most of the time!!!!!) and just good.
There you go avid viewers! Until next time!
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