July 11, 2004
Cornish rescue run
In order for Chris to repair the camper van, we are spending the weekend in Cornwall with Linda and Claire. We arrived late Friday night after a not entirely smooth ride. Suffering from acute fuel trouble, the Mini slowed to an almost complete halt on the motorway. Fuel was disappearing fast and we were barely able to hold first gear, and locating a petrol station a mile further uphill, proved a real battle. Luckily, the fuel problem was easily fixed and an educating lesson in carburettors later, we were again cruising down the motorway.
After a quick trip to Plymouth and Liskeard for vital spares and a stop at beautiful Merryfield, Chris started work on the camper van. He ended up spending the remainder of the weekend in the garage as the engine had to come out!
June 19, 2004
Keith's Stag do
Berit's still in Denmark studying for her final exams so I went down to Cornwall last weekend mainly to help Keith, my old mate from St Austell Sixth Form College, celebrate his stag do but also to check out how Mum's getting along trying to sell the house. Claremont, our lovely old family home, is now on the market and you can check it out by clicking on www.bradleys-estate-agents.co.uk
Keith's stag day was mostly spent at Lusty Glaze Beach and outdoor adventure centre on the Newquay coast. This consisted mainly of surfing, in which I found out quite how un-fit I actually am (although I did manage to stand up once or twice). There was also a trip down a rather awsome zip-wire that extends across the beach (see pics). We stayed on the beach in the evening, eating at the Kahuna Blue bar and restaurant, which was also situated on the beach, watching dolphins play in the surf and drinking way too far past the sunset!
A fantastic day (apart from a burnt nose), much thanks must go to Mark, Keith's best man (1st on the left of the 1st pic) for organising it all! Berit and I will next see Keith when he finally makes an honest man of himself by wedding the wonderful Lucy on the 7th August :-)
Pics from the Stag day -
