Fun in Looe

So it was our 4th anniversary of our first date and around our 2nd wedding anniversary so we decided to dust off the ole campervan and take off (sans kids) to Cornwall for the bank holiday weekend.

It was going to be Wales, but we plumped for Cornwall as it was half the driving time and we were feeling lazy. Thanks to cool camping for the incredible guide which we now find completely indispensable.

We stayed at Bay View Farm near Looe which gave us a beauuuuutiful view over Looe bay and St Georges little island from the camper. We stocked up on wine, food for the bbq and firewood and settled in with a cornish cream tea with local clotted cream, local jam and incrediblely soft and lovely scones (no raisins, phew).

We went mackrel fishing.
A bet was placed.
The one who catches the most mackrel buys the other a pint.

I landed the first fish onboard but it got away... (honestly, it was a beast). I then caught 3 on 1 line, then another 3... G hadn't caught a thing and I was feeling very smug... but then... Nothing. He started catching them left right and centre and I was getting cold and bored.

End result:
K = 7 mackrel (yes, I did include 'the one that got away')
G - 11 mackrel (yes, he got his winning beer)

We popped back to the van and G filleted them (I did one, my first ever filleting experience). We cooked em up on a hot barbie and they were delicious. Fresh as, well, fish.

On the way back (after a quick look into a national trust house, purely to justify the membership fee) we rocked up at Dougies and went for a pint and a pub lunch. We love Dougie.

All in all, a lovely lovely weekend.
Topped off by about 4 or 5 loads of washing. Nice.