This year the wonderful Mr Bus and I have bought our first
home together so we were not in the position to justify a holiday abroad. Luckily the British weather was kind to us
and the summer weather was amazing and beautiful. We booked a lovely holiday down in Cornwall
staying in our favourite place The Deep Green Lodge.
Having stayed here last year I couldn't wait to return. Mike
is a brilliant host and hopefully we will return in the future at a time when I
can meet Lou as well. Everything is
spotlessly clean and there is a laid back relaxing atmosphere and eco-friendly
products. The breakfast is delicious and you can have as much or as little as
you want, it sets you up for the day and there is lovely fresh coffee and a
range of herbal teas. The rooms are
gorgeous and the new decor very complimentary and fresh. This time we stayed in
room 1 which was lovely with a view out to the rear of the property. This
B&B although central to Newquay is in a great quiet spot and close to the
beach. I would thoroughly recommend
staying here to anybody!!
We arrived in the rain but this soon cleared up leaving us
glorious weather and I didn’t really have to wear anything but shorts and
bikinis all week. We had an amazing
holiday and loved taking in the events at Boardmasters and the local sites.
For dinner one evening we decided to try somewhere new and
booked into Stavros Greek Taverna. A
little Greek Island in Newquay it was gorgeous.
Mr Bus and I decided on eating here as I love Greek food and wanted him
to try it for himself. We were not disappointed and I was thrilled at its
authentic style despite being in Newquay. Mr Bus had special mixed Souvlaki as
main, where I opted for the traditional Moussaka, they were both gorgeous and
very tasty, full of flavour. For
dessert Mr Bus had Paklava with ice cream and I had to have my favourite Greek
Yoghurt and honey (my stomach is rumbling now with the thought of the delicious
food). There was a wonderful atmosphere
and superb hosts. The food was gorgeous and at a reasonable price. We will
definitely be returning.
Another evening we tried the Sailors Arms, there was no need
to book here as we got there pretty early, the food was very good and
tasty. What also enticed me was the
cocktails. Instead of going for an
evening stroll Mr Bus and I decided to stay and drink cocktails all
evening. My favourite was a Ferrari Jack. We also tried Cherry spiced coke, Apple pie
and the Orange Smartie, they were all great and not a bad price either!! It was
great fun getting drunk together on cocktails and being silly. Of course no Newquay holiday would be
complete without a trip to Senor Dicks.
This is a great Mexican restaurant, the food is good and there is a lot
of it. Whilst here this year we saw Liev
Schreiber doppelganger the likeness was uncanny, we thought they had just up
and left after having their food leaving more or less a full bottle of
wine. We were tempted to take it but
then realised that the lady had left her coat there as well, they had just gone
out for a stinky fag. I would hate to be
a smoker and have to go outside all the time and be so addicted you can’t sit
through a meal without having to have a fag!!
Mr Bus and I love building sandcastles, our effort this year
was quite poor on our spectacular build from last year, however Mr Bus this
year made a fantastic Sand Minion, he was brilliant, so much so children were
stopping to look at it and taking photos.
We also managed to get in a little bike riding in the area stopping for
a picnic before heading back, a trip to the Aquarium and also a day trip to St Ives and Padstow on the
way back to visit my mum.
St Ives was really pretty and we had lovely pasties there,
the only thing that spoilt it was the amount of people. It was ridiculously busy, it didn’t help that
it was the school holidays I am sure it would be better out of season. The views were fantastic however and walking
slightly out of the centre was much more peaceful.
Padstow is one of my favourite places with a
beautiful harbour and of course Rick Steins Chip shop. Last year we were lucky enough to bump into
the man himself. This year it was much
busier there as well and there wasn’t even room to sit along the side of the
harbour to eat our fish and chips, there were people everywhere!!
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