Cornwall

Our first experience with The Landmark Trust was very pleasant. The hamlet of Coombe, just north of Bude in Cornwall is owned by the Trust and most of the buildings have been renovated to provide self catering accommodation.

Mill House dates from around 1700 and so the lack of modern distractions such as TV, Phones and Internet should be no surprise. However, all other facilities and the idyllic setting more than make up for this. There are plenty of walks and just down the lane is Duckpool, a rocky cove that looks west over the Atlantic.

Our stay allowed us the chance to visit the Eden Project once more and discover what had been added since we first went in 2000 and later in 2002. Most notable is The Core, which features The Seed sculpture by Peter Randall-Page and plenty of information on environmental matters.

Also, we took a trip to Ilfracome and explored rock pools around the Tunnels Beaches as well as excursions to Arlington Court, Okehampton Castle and Lydford Gorge, before heading home via Silverstone.

Rabbit Duck

Motor Parade

Took a day trip to Milton Keynes - don't ask - and kept tripping over mean motors. Not sure why...Just coincidence I think. I spotted one of each of the above.

Anyway, in response to my brother's tweet: 'Yes... what recession?'

Thrills, Spills & Automobiles

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RC About Face 2

RC About Face

What seemed like a very cold day for racing RC Cars actually turned out to be a very cold day for racing RC Cars - but with the unexpected benefit of Ice Racing!
Clearly thoughts about how we might recover an overturned or sinking car were well considered (not) before throwing caution to the wind and a four wheel drift to the icy shoreline.

Myxoma-Toast-is Bunny Shaped

Miike Snow is a Swedish band, who formed in 2007. The Guardian spoke highly of the band, saying their "coolly emotional pop suggests a-ha meets Animal Collective". 'Black & Blue' was featured in Sony's 2009 Christmas ad campaign, and "A Horse Is Not a Home" was the single of the week on the UK iTunes store. Their new single, 'Sylvia' is out now.

Moooi

Those crazy Dutch are at it again. Visit Moooi here

How to Spot a Pothole Blackspot

Grrr. Barely 2 weeks after repairing a tyre damaged after hitting a pothole it's gone and happened again.

According to Warwickshire Council, a hole this big anywhere in the road is classed as large. It only needs to be half this deep if it's in the wheel track. As far as my car is concerned when it hits the equivalent of an immovable wall at 40 miles per hour something is going to give (and it isn't the immovable wall)
I will be pursuing the people responsible...

They're Pink. There Are Lots Of Them

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The Two of Us Co.

I've created a site to showcase some (but not quite all) of our cards. If you have any of the missing ones, send me a picture please!

Happy New Year to All!

London

Instead of doing nothing during our well-earned break, we decided instead to dash round the country trying to cram in as much as possible. Too much in fact because I'm still convinced we were going to spend another night with Jon and Hetty and that someone stole a day between Thursday and Saturday.

Anyway, we had a nice time catching up with friends and then being tourists in and around central London. On Wednesday we dashed to the B&B before heading back for a turn on the London Eye. This gave us the afternoon to explore Westminster and surroundings before crossing the river to see A Christmas Carol in 3D at the IMAX cinema.

Thursday was spent strolling from Westminster through Knightsbridge towards the Natural History Museum where we spent a couple of hours exploring the new Darwin Centre. This was then followed by a trip to the British Museum where we got to see some of the objects from Staffordshire Hoard before hearing a lecture by Dr. Kevin Leahy about how this incredible treasure trove was found and how it is set to further our knowledge of Anglo-Saxon history.

JGTC Part2

40 Years in the Making

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Kenilworth Fireworks

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