As the weather forecast is not great, we decide to visit the Eden Project near St Austell. it is quite a trek for us so we are up and out. Driving through Cornwall can be a bit hairy at times with lots of single track roads but the scenery is awesome with miles of open, rolling hills. Fortunately for us, schools in Cornwall don't break up for half term until next week so it means that the places we visit are not overrun with children.

We are very excited about the Eden Project and arrive full of enthusiasm. We start at the rainforest biome which, as you might expect, is hot and steamy. The environment is very cleverly created with a huge waterfall and naturalistic streams flowing through the amazing plants. I am pleased that the walk is in an organised fashion as I hate wandering aimlessly around. The highlight of this biome has to be the rainforest biome lookout. It was well worth climbing the 9 flights of stairs, 165 feet above the rainforest in 40 degree temperatures for the fantastic view over the whole biome.

Lunch was a disappointing affair with a tasteless frittata for me. Next we visited the Mediterranean biome which is much smaller, was not half as impressive as the previous one, maybe because the plants were more familiar to us.

This evening's dinner was at the Bush Inn, a 13th century haunt for smugglers and wreckers. The drive to Morwenstow was very scary through narrow, winding lanes with few passing places. It was interesting to pass by GCHQ, the government's satellite ground station. Guess who drew the short straw? Had we been there during daylight hours, we could have enjoyed the incredible views over the Tidna Valley and Atlantic Ocean. However, we were able to enjoy the cosy atmosphere and delicious local produce.