Bec's Birthday Surprise

After Bec's amazing organisation in getting us to Greece for a week for my 30th birthday, it seemed only fair that I should reciprocate and sort out a mystery holiday for her birthday, which was less than a month later. Of course, it was only her 29th, so things weren't going to be quite as extravagant, and we only had a weekend, but I wanted to go somewhere totally new to both of us and give Bec a good pampering at the same time.

Hence on the Friday evening we arrived at Glendorgal Hotel and Spa, in beautiful Cornwall, England's summer getaway in the extreme South-West of England. Like Bec, I'd managed to keep our destination a surprise until the very last minute (well actually, about 30 minutes before we got there!) And with a fistful of massage/therapy vouchers in hand, Bec was sure to come away suitably content.

The next morning, after a monster breakfast, Bec got down to business in the spa, getting the full massage/face/nails/whatever-it-is treatment for a complete de-stress. Of course you can't go to Cornwall without going to Land's End, which we duly trundled down to see. Also Penzance - a town that should be very grateful to Gilbert & Sullivan!


The next day we explored the interesting local environment of Newquay - we were on a bay that was so tidal it completely emptied out at low tide! We walked across the wet sand and up onto the point on the other side, which had a great view back to town.




Our final stop was the Eden Project, an experimental environmental projecty-thing where they have taken a disused china clay pit and turned it into a waste-neutral, self-sustaining farm/park/massive-greenhousey-thing. That was somewhat vague. But believe us, it's very impressive!



Happy Birthday Bec!