I wasn't sure if it was a classic case of getting my ambitions mixed up with my capabilities but.. I managed to get to Heligan Gardens in Cornwall. I was sort of going on behalf of Mum and Dad but i confess i was pretty keen to see the melon houses and the vege gardens as much for them as for me.
Flatmate Sophie kindly gave me a ride to Heligan, because its pretty much out in the middle of the wop wops. I sat and checked emails etc first while she did some work stuff at the brewery and then we headed off. We travelled down some pretty crazy cornish country lanes that although rather pretty are very deep. the walls are about 8 feet tall and they are pretty narrow lanes and with tight corners- but experienced cornish driver sophie was at the wheel so i sat back and relaxed. It has been pouring with rain in cornwall but it held off while i went round the gardens. The mud sculptures were cool but the fruit and vege gardens were truly amazing. a real study in symetry and repetition.
Needless to say the camera went a bit mad. I saw pretty much all that i wanted to see in about two hours and tehn got various buses all the way back to st austell, truro and then falmouth where i raced to see the maritime museum and had a quick squiz at the shops. Back home in the rain, went to the local dairy and got stuff for tea and had a bath and re[acked. Sophie was away workign in Exeter so i chilled out and collected my thoughts. Missed a perfect opportunity however to watch an episode of coro and get six months ahead of everyone else. I guess you'll jsut have to visti the website to find out what happens!
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