Grumpycruiser60plus

Good Evening all, We bade fairweather to Cornwall this morning & after a easy drive up into a sunny/ fairly breezy Devon & Sidmouth. Always great to arrive here,we feel relaxed & comfortable at The Victoria. Dinner menus below & our choice this evening was salmon rillet,followed by the guinea fowl then orange tart. Weather looks good for DW birthday tomorrow 🤪.

Good Evening all. Just back from our last evening dinner, tonight I had Duckliver parfait, followed by Roast Lamb rumb, and finished with west country cheeses, DW, had mackerel starter, followed by the stone bass curry. I have to add we have enjoyed all the dishes here, all very tasty,served hot and with staff very attentive. Pics below.

Good Afternoon everyone. I will post last night menu & food pictures below, I'm still having trouble uploading 📷 pics, so will have to wait until we return home in a weeks time. Sunday, we decided to visit N.T. Cotehere, about 1hr drive away, which is on the banks of the Tamar. The old mill & house/ gardens are very pleasant I deed. So today is our last day in Cornwall, tomorrow we drive east up into Devon, Sidmouth for a few days at our favourite hotel,mainly to celebrate DW birthday on Tuesday. I will be posting a couple of reviews on TA, also in days ahead, ( if anyone is interested).

Good Afternoon everyone. @Becket thanks for the mention, as promised yesterday I will post last night menu & our choices ( we both had the same fish & fish, but different dessert). We are just back from visiting The Lost Garden of Heligan, I took loads of pictures, but at the moment, can't get them to transfer via WiFi to my tablet & Google. We then drove along coast to visit Fowey, very pleasant town, while there we took a river cruise for 45minutes ( so have had 1 cruise now this year) does that count!!. Again pics b ut they are on 📷. Will try & sort it . The pictures now below.

Good Afternoon everyone. We have arrived at our hotel,after waving goodbye to family this morning. The weather has decided to be a very pleasant 14* sunny & a light breeze. The hotel staff are very welcoming & attentive. After a couple of cold drinks outside on the sun terrace, we took a walk along coastal path to Charlestown, used In shows like Poldark/ The Eagle has Landed etc. It is so nice to be able to enjoy the much needed warmer weather. I will post menu/ pics tomorrow hopefully once we get back from a visit to The Lost Gardens of Heligan,assuming we find them using my sat/nav. Some pics to follow for now.

Good afternoon, well the sun has made a welcome appearance today, but still very blustery & a 10*-12* temp. So family went back to E.P. to see bits .missed on Sunday. Myself & wife went to St Issac.( port wenn) Doc Martin location. We arrived quite early,to avoid the later crowd, had a good walk up/ down, a couple of coffee's ( in berts pub) took some photos (see below), and returned to Padstow for a nice lunch overlooking the harbour.

Good Afternoon everyone. Sunday. A visit to Eden Project. Weather ( storm killjoy) having an effect meant getting a little wet once we arrived. So straight to the Biomes. Some pics below. So today, Monday we were off to Rock opp side of Estuary for a family lunch at The Mariniers. We had several friends ask if we were eating at Rick Stein places. Short answer, no. But we will & are eating at different Paul Anisworth restaurants. I have food pictures/ menu also below.

Hello everyone. We arrived in Padstow yesterday all safe & sound, after an overnight stop at H.I Taunton. The town is fairly busy as always. This is my DW & I first visit to Cornwall in over 35 yrs. Weather was dull/ raining yesterday, but bright & breezy today. Storm "Killjoy" is not too evident yet!. I will post some photos below( hopefully) but as I am using my phone & not a laptop, I may get some upside down. They are of the Harbour, a cross estuary to Rock, . We are off to visit Eden Project tomorrow, so will have so.e better pics as I will use my digital camera. All for now.

Good Afternoon, everyone, A rare incursion from me. Cornwall must be this years goto place!. we too are off to Padstow in a few weeks time,with family, we are renting a house in the town,close to harbour, for a week. Then as we wave goodbye to Son & Dil+ grandkids, DW & i drive south to a Hotel in St Austell for a few days ( R & R)😇. then drive up into Devon for a few more nights in Sidmouth to stay at our favourite hotel, for my DW birthday. will possible post pics if anyone is interested.

York.. we were up there just a couple of weeks ago, staying at a rented house in Heworth just a 20min stroll into the city. can recommend ...STAYSYORK. the company that we used, very reasonable for the 2 nights we were there. the city was really busy that w/end as the"Ice Sculpture festival" was on. we also experienced Afternoon tea at Bettys with our 2 grandchildren. (aged 7 & 5) who were impeccably behaved. have added a few pictures below.

Morning All again. I thought i would share a whatsapp message i received yesterday from my old workmates ( at the funeral business where i last retired from) usually i would not be able to share as they mostly are a bit "rude" for some on this forum. But this one struck a cord & i share it now as i did also with friends & family.........Sums up our generation. our generation.txt

Hello Everyone, Just to say a Happy christmas & healthy new year to you all. I don't often post, but i do keep an eye out on all your posts most days. To those of you on holiday,or about to go soon, enjoy. I look forward to reading about everyone's trials & tribulations, plus the holiday adventures in 24. We dont have any cruises booked again for next year, but will be holidaying down in Cornwall & devon just after Easter with our elder son,DiL & 2 grandkids. plus a short trip up to York in Feb with them also. I have booked Betty's for afternoon tea with the 2 grandkids ( they are 7 & 5) so that will be fun. Enjoy the next few days.&i leave you with a image below.

Some more amusing cards, (well i find them amusing).

And off we go,🤣