Another busy but very enjoyable day for us. Mike has been a wonderful tour guide, driving us from one side of the county to the other (just as well because there's no force on earth that could get me to squeeze a car down those hedgerowed lanes!). Today we went to Trelissick Gardens which is a National Trust property with a huge manor house. The house isn't open to the public but the gardens are so we went on a two hour woodland walk (yep, you guessed it - mor...

What a lovely day we've had today! Mike took us to St. Ives where we had a wander around and saw some beautiful beaches and old buildings. It's very pretty with some quaint little shops and galleries and huge uphill walks! Just as well really as I had to walk off the massive pastie I had - genuine Cornish; very nice. Some of the country roads (narrow lanes!) are too hair-raising - I'm glad I wasn't driving. They are very pretty though. Sometimes it's like d...

We had an excellent sleep in Torquay last night - earliest night we've had since arriving in the UK I think! This morning we set off for Cornwall with a stop at the otter sanctuary in Buckfastleigh, South Devon. The otters were so cute and we watched them being fed (fish and dead chicks - a bit gruesome) and listened to the keeper talk about them which was really interesting. We had a quick look at the butterfly house there and had a devonshire tea (when in De...