Cornish Tales Of A Jolly Nature

[joggerjayne]

On the GM thread today, there was a bit of chat about Cornwall.

I was going to tell them about a rather pleasant morning I had in Cornwall, involving Champagne, cream teas, and soapy water, but ...

I couldn't remember the name of the place.

So I went to look it up. It turned out that it was in Devon! #fail

So if anyone has any Cornish tales of a jolly nature ... ???

There must be some pasty or surfing stories ?

[albaqwerty]

Went to Land's End once, wasn't a surprise really, as it did.
Where is Land's Start?

[joggerjayne]

John O'Groats?

[EcclesCake]

Having lunch at Jamie's 15 at Watergate Bay on a beautiful sunny day watching the surfers. Bliss!

[albaqwerty]

a bit like Land's End only in reverse :-)

[joggerjayne]

Newquay?

[EcclesCake]

There's nothing jolly about Newquay!

[joggerjayne]

If you're in a boat, then I suppose Land's End in really Land's Start.

But if you're (say) on roller blades ... okay, okay, I was just trying to think of an example where it might be important if the Land was about to End.

[Sharingan]

Yeah we were on holiday in Cornwall when I was about 7 or 8 and a freaky wave tripped me and slammed me across the rocks grazing and cutting me. My older brother was there and scooped me up into his arms and ran out of the water yelling ' Shark! Shark!' at my other brothers as a joke with me bleeding all over the place. Lots of other people on the beach then began yelling 'Shark ! Shark' and generally panicking like mad :) Quite funny at the time.

[joggerjayne]

Oh, I don't know, Eccles. It's a pretty good hen ven.

[lady-janine]

can't think of any in all the years i've been here. cornwall and jolly do not go together. not imo.

[tonyav]

Oh I don't know lj, had our honeymoon in Padstow and that was very jolly ;-)

[mallyh]

love cornwall but on last holiday youngest grandchild got stung by a weaver fish, got taken in life guards wagon across the beach to the lifeguard station yelling his head off, soon better after dipping foot in hot water and been informed they had just had a chap in who was stung on bum who had to sit in the bucket .

[joggerjayne]

Ouch !

[lady-janine]

tony - yes i expect it was but surely it did not involve many cornish people.

[tonyav]

Your right lj, no it didn't. I take it that your not Cornish born and bred lj ?.

[RATTER15]

JJ, they didnt let you into Devon did they!!! You should have popped in to see me for a Devon Cream Tea!!

Be careful in Cornwall, especially the smaller villages, you are like to find yourself hanging upside down in a deserted barn with your legs sewn together, Be warned!!!

[joggerjayne]

RATTER ...my Cornwall thing, that turned out to be Devon, was in Newton Ferrers. Do you know it?

[RATTER15]

I do know the place JJ, but not well, other end of the county from me.

[cupid04]

My daughter likes to remind me of the time we was on holiday in Bude. She was having a fantastic time mucking about on her surfboard. But I wanted to get a picture so I asked her to do some more surfing. She obliged, but a big wave knocked her off and she grazed her tummy on some shingle. She's never let me forget what a cruel mother I am!

[joggerjayne]

Oh, Cupid ... That WAS terribly cruel, lol.