Our week in Cornwall
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Our week in Cornwall
Hi everyone, just returned from a fabulous week spent down in Cornwall, the girls weren't sure how good the weather would be early April so the decision was made to book a cottage & to use the van as transport only. So, having got the van booked in the week before we left to get a 3 point belt fitted in the back we set off with more bags than i envisaged & a full tank of petrol.
In the 2 yrs i've owned this van i've grown to love driving it more & more every time i go out & having covered 992 trouble free miles on this trip it was definitely a wise choice selling my bay & buying the T25.
We stayed just outside Tintagel with great sea views but personnally wishing we were booked in to the campsite on the cliffs that i looked at with envy every morning. Day trips to places such as Mousehole, Fowey, St. Ives, Eden Project, Bude, Padstow, Rock, Perranporth & Newquay kept us busy all week, apart from 1 easy day with a walk into Tintagel to visit the castle & a chance for me to have a couple of pints with my lunch.
All too quickly the week came to an end, so a quick detour to Tavistock to visit friends was made before we made our way back via Dartmoor to Exeter & then the A303.
Having read the other week the debate about waving at other VW's & who waves back i'd say i got a 50% success rate on waves back in my direction from all, passed 4 T25's on the way down & not 1 wave came back from them. Most enthusiastic waves came from a white T25 hitop in Newquay & a blue syncro in St. Ives, oh & a brazilian bay.
All in all a brilliant week away, made all the more better by the fact that whilst parked on the clifftop near Gwithian waiting for the sun to go down i managed to coax my girlfriend out of the van into the freezing cold wind & without dropping the ring i asked her to marry me. She said yes!!
Just thought i'd share this with you all.
In the 2 yrs i've owned this van i've grown to love driving it more & more every time i go out & having covered 992 trouble free miles on this trip it was definitely a wise choice selling my bay & buying the T25.
We stayed just outside Tintagel with great sea views but personnally wishing we were booked in to the campsite on the cliffs that i looked at with envy every morning. Day trips to places such as Mousehole, Fowey, St. Ives, Eden Project, Bude, Padstow, Rock, Perranporth & Newquay kept us busy all week, apart from 1 easy day with a walk into Tintagel to visit the castle & a chance for me to have a couple of pints with my lunch.
All too quickly the week came to an end, so a quick detour to Tavistock to visit friends was made before we made our way back via Dartmoor to Exeter & then the A303.
Having read the other week the debate about waving at other VW's & who waves back i'd say i got a 50% success rate on waves back in my direction from all, passed 4 T25's on the way down & not 1 wave came back from them. Most enthusiastic waves came from a white T25 hitop in Newquay & a blue syncro in St. Ives, oh & a brazilian bay.
All in all a brilliant week away, made all the more better by the fact that whilst parked on the clifftop near Gwithian waiting for the sun to go down i managed to coax my girlfriend out of the van into the freezing cold wind & without dropping the ring i asked her to marry me. She said yes!!
Just thought i'd share this with you all.
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Re: Our week in Cornwall
Nice! And congratulations! We've just arrived in Damage Barton near Woolacombe at the start of our 2 weeks in Devon/Cornwall/Dorset. Will be visiting at least some of the places you went to!
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Congratulations..............
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Re: Our week in Cornwall
Great pics thanks for showing them to us
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also congrats
blueangel/kenwales
also congrats
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Congratulations, and thank you for sharing the pictures.
We love pictures!
We love cornwall, we have not been for a while, we really need to go back sometime soon.
Roxywagen xx
We love pictures!
We love cornwall, we have not been for a while, we really need to go back sometime soon.
Roxywagen xx
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Re: Our week in Cornwall
Gwythian looks absolutely stunning and the van looks pretty smart too. Last time I was there I got my (non VW) car stuck on a wooden picket reversing! You definitely got the weather
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Re: Our week in Cornwall
Thanks everyone.
Re: Our week in Cornwall
Congrats. not get her eto ditch the cottage ideas
I stayed at a nice campstie site just by the big hotel in tintagel. Took a bus to boscastle and walked back along the coast after a massive cream tea..........lovely!
I stayed at a nice campstie site just by the big hotel in tintagel. Took a bus to boscastle and walked back along the coast after a massive cream tea..........lovely!
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Re: Our week in Cornwall
it gives me itchy feet , MAY will be here soon the start of our holls
keith
keith
just the 1/2
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4
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baywest wrote:it gives me itchy feet ,
The Doc has told you not to use that ointment ...
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i was told to take some of your happy pills but thay are so large i cant get them in in one go`
keith
keith
just the 1/2
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4
Re: Our week in Cornwall
Looks like a great trip, thanks for sharing. Many congrats too
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it looked a good trip ( sorry about the kevthe chiter he cant help it)
just the 1/2
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4
still thinking about my old t25 but now black t4