Tuesday, April 28, 2009

A Cornish weekend

As much as I loved my long weekend in Cornwall, I was a little bit gutted to leave behind the sunny skies of Milton Keynes for the torrential rain of Lanivet, near Bodmin. Sod's law.

Still, while blue skies would have been fantastic, it didn't dampen our spirits one iota. Eight of us had a fab time, staying here, for my mate Jonesy's 33rd birthday.

Festivities included a meal in the clubhouse courtesy of Jonesy's brother (nice one); a dip in the hot tub (half the water spilled out with eight bodies in there, whoops); a DVD pub quiz (we're all pretty thick, it appears); a shower with music, water jets, steam machine and fancy lighting (defo the way to wash); beers and dancing to top 90s tunes (Liz does the robot dance like a demon, Mandy does not); and drinking games (old school games are the best!).

Oh yes, and the highlight was lunch at Jamie Oliver's restaurant, Fifteen, at Watergate Bay. Despite the blustery and wet day, the beach view was fabulous and so was the food - octopus for starters, veal and beef ragu for main (me and a mate shared two dishes) and chocolate nemesis for pudding. Yummers. Really liked the informal and relaxed atmosphere too, lots of buzz about the place and the modern and funky decor rocked. I'm defo making a return visit.