A Short Trip to Newquay, Cornwall

It's almost Monday, so I decided there would be no better time than to settle down and write.

In June, the two of us set off to Cornwall for four days for a little break away. We saw a Groupon for a three night hotel stay and impulsively decided to snap it up. In hindsight, it would have been better planned, but I don't regret it. It was sunny on three of the four days, and the trip proved that you don't need to travel far or go somewhere exotic to enjoy new surroundings and find picturesque spots. There are some beautiful places in England too, and Cornwall is one of them.

First off, I'm not a fan of being negative, but the hotel itself wasn't a great decision. We paid for a seaview room and it was completely overpriced for what it was - the room was small, stuffy and outdated, and the interior of the hotel itself was massively in need of an update. When we arrived, the door was locked (even though it was only 7.00pm) and when we were eventually let in, the foyer smelt badly of smoke and we were met by a drunk and abrasive woman. If I had actually read the reviews beforehand I would have seen similar experiences by others, but what's life without a little risk sometimes? I'm not going to name where we stayed but although it was disappointing, it was in a great location by Porth beach.

I spent waaaay more time relaxing than I did anything else - the first night we went on a short walk, on day two we went and explored the area, day three was spent on the beach getting some vitamin sea and on the last day, we had a six hour travel back so weren't really able to do much. 

We REALLY wanted to visit the Eden project because we've never been before and it's somewhere both of us have always wanted to visit, but we didn't really have enough time (and we were too exhausted!). I'm not disappointed we didn't manage to get there because it was still super nice just to have a few days somewhere different and get a little space, but it's still firmly on my to visit list! 

Oh, and is it just me, or are those rocks reminiscent of the Loch Monster?!