Scenes from Newquay

NEWQUAY 

Note: do not go down to Newquay on the train when the so called Spring Break begins, only English style.  Lots of 16 to 20year olds go away for the week ready to partee.  Some have got sooo drunk in the past several deaths have occurred due to drinking too much and falling off the cliffs.  So now the local constablary have a No Tolerance policy for drinking under age.  The enforcement begins at the train station when arriving.  All passengers are funnelled into an exit queue with the police screening underage kids for booze.  Even a trained police dog is sniffing for drugs and booze.  Missy and Ian did the smart thing and made a quick exit. I on the otherhand got caught up in the middle of all the kids.   Obviously not an underage person it took me a while to manouever where the police could see me and let me out of the queue. The amount of booze confiscated was unbelievable.  They had 4 cart loads already with still a lot of kids to screen.  

The sunset from our balcony.

Had an amazing week in Newquay.  Pru had the opportunity to meet another set of her English relatives.  Missy & Ian got to experience Newquay and the changing weather, dramatic coastline, and cream teas.  I got to enjoy the many walks, visiting my family and generally being happy I wasn't in Oklohama experiencing the 100+ weather.

Fistral Beach Newquay, great for surfing, making sand castles, playing in the pools.  Family fun.

Breakfast on the balcony. How marvelous to wake up to this every morning.

Picnic on the beach

There are 6 more beaches around Newquay like this one

Garden party with the family for my sisters birthday



My sisters birthday

My sis and I. I'm the youngest (she hates it when I say that). Everyone thinks we look like twins though.

  

Punch &Judy

Cornish coastline

Victorian Hotel

Pub overlooking the Harbour

Almost stepped ont his little fella on my walk

Quiet drink overlooking the Atlantic

One of my walks along the coastline

Village Fete. This was crabs cracking Walnuts

Missy got to see her first Punch & Judy. She declared it too violent for Prue. 

Cloggers.

Midnight Surfing with entertainment.



The twins were fascinathemted with Pru and she with them.

  

WRNS Reunion

You know the old saying, especially when you get older, where have the years gone.  How true that is, I met up with 3 friends from my Navy days and not a truer phrase was spoken.  We joined together in 1965 and shared many happy times and a few sad ones.  When you work, live and play together you become very close.  We gathered at around 3:00pm and talked for all of  that evening, the following day and the following morning. One of the girls I hadn't seen in 43years. I pray it's not another 43years before we meet up again.  Friendship is priceless.

Food is always a favourite with me. This is the best
fish pie I've ever tasted.

Taking a rest from a stroll along the bank of the Thames

This is The Mayflower Pub on the bank of the Thames.  The Mayflower was loaded here before the very start of it's journey.

We laughed til we cried.

Friends!