Saturday, July 23, 2011

So many sheep

This morning I had toast and cereal for breakfast. Talk about a traditional British breakfast :D I also have been having tea a lot, I think I like it. Once Brittney got up, we got showered and it was time to head out for our bike ride.
It was a beautiful day. We biked along a trail to a town caled Padstow - it was pretty much right on the ocean. The views were spectacular! For lunch, we had some Cornish pasties - evidently now it can only be called a Cornish pasty if it was made in Cornwall, so Devon just across the river is slightly ticked. I had a broccoli, cheddar and sweetcorn one - it was so good. After lunch, we had some clotted cream icecream - apparently that's also a rather Cornish thing to eat.
Then we got to walk down to the beach. Oh my goodness, it was so beautiful! The water was crystal clear and the beaches were rocky - like the good kind, not the annoying kind. We walked along there for a bit and for one section the sand was so soft that it was rather like waking through that really soft kind of snow. It was a workout.
I love beaches and water, so I walked in the water pretty much the entire time - I've now been in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean :D Brittney and I were wearing jeans, so we rolled them up and got a picture of our trendsetting look ;] It was pretty hot (literally...).
During the drive back, we drove along a moor and almost hit like three sheep - they were just hanging on the side of the road with the cows and crossing whenever they so desired. They were all over. Also during this time, Brittney commented on how my shoulders had gotten pink. I said that was normal, and it wasn't actually too bad.
Yeah, I definitely spoke too soon. I'm as red as a boiling lobster right now (ok, maybe not quite that bad... :] ). Oh well, it was so worth it.
Before getting going on dinner, we were just relaxing in the conservatory for a bit and talking. It was nice. Then while dinner was cooking, Mr and Mrs Harper took us out to a local pub. This pub has been there for centuries, and it was a pretty spiffy pub - very cabin feeling. I like it, I wish they had more places like that in America.
Dinner tonight was a vegetable cheesecake (like a quiche), potatoes and salad. It was delicious - I want to get the recipe for the cheesecake so I can try making it for myself.
It's so nice being in a house again, rather than a dorm, and it's so beautiful and relaxing out here - I don't want to go back to London yet! :]
But, I guess I have to. I think we're going to go for a picnic tomorrow and wander around the grounds of an old mill (we'd have to pay money to go inside and there's plenty to do outside).
Till then,
-Carlito

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