Real Cornish coast

Sunday 22 July

This morning we decided to go to Tesco as soon as we could (10am...) after we stocked our cupboards we took a lovely drive along the coast road heading west towards Hoyle. We were not disappointed as last we saw some real rugged Cornish coast, what views. We stopped near 'Devil's Hole' a huge hole cut into the rocks by the sea and walked along the South West Coast Path. We feel that we have walked most of this by now as we are always coming across it. The sea looked so beautiful and clear and the sun was so hot. After our walk we returned to Campy and had lunch.

It may seem a little mercenary, but today was the day our National Trust yearly pass has paid for itself (not bad in a couple of weeks). You only need to go to four places and it had paid for itself so in our book that represents very good value for money. So every Stately Pile, House, NT Car Park, Gardens etc is gratis free thank you very much.

Today took us to 'Terice House' This is what the website says about it.

Elizabethan manor house with fine interiors and delightful garden

An intimate Elizabethan manor and a Cornish gem, Trerice remains little changed by the advances in building fashions over the centuries, thanks to long periods under absentee owners.

Today the renowned stillness and tranquillity of Trerice is much prized by visitors.

This silence is occasionally pierced by curious lilts of Tudor music or shouts of excitement from the Bowling Green (surely you will want to try a game of Kayling or Slapcock?), bringing back some of the bustle and noise that must have typified its time as a busy manor house.

We really liked Terice, the drive there was a bit hairy as the roads were quite narrow but once there it was lovely and quiet not at all busy and we really enjoyed the beautiful gardens sitting for a while on a a stone bench to bask and enjoy the sun

As you can see some of the windows in the Great Hall are repaired. They are the original glass in the panes and have stood the test of time well until the advent of the Concord era. Apparently, every time it flew over it's sonic boom cracked another window. It brings up the image of at 9am every morning the staff would grab hold of what windows they could to try to protect them.

Petra texting Sam, to tell her she had fallen and hurt her ankle again.....Sam texting Petra at the same time to tell her Isaac had broken his collar bone.