Big Changes, and Cornwall

It's been a bit busy around here. Our landlady gave us notice earlier this year, and we're due to move out in early July. We looked hard at renting another place around here, but prices are high... too high for us to be comfortable in the long term.

So we're moving further afield, to North London. In with B's parents, to be exact. We're excited about it, although we'll really miss this area (and E's school...). At the same time, we'll be close to family and B has old friends in the area. In any case, living in a house will be nice... and, ironically, we'll have slightly more floor space than we did in this flat. We'll see where we are in a year and then reevaluate.

Anyhow... Cornwall pics! We decided to visit Cornwall with B's parents, S, a family friend, and B's brother and sister-in-law (and their two kids). We were all under one roof and it worked out splendidly. Oh, and we had a dog with us as well.

Our first visit to Perranporth beach. The kids were excited. This beach was a three minute walk from the holiday house and had a wonderful lagoon (dependent on tides) that the kids enjoyed splashing in. And that rock in the distance? E and I climbed it.

See that pole on the top of the rock? We went up there. Pictured is a (mostly) natural seawater pool. We didn't swim in it because it was rainy that day (despite being sunny when we arrived, and then sunny later on). Maybe next time we will.

My favorite part of the trip was a three mile coastal hike we took with all the kids. The youngest (2) was in a back carrier, but E (5) and C (3) both made it the entire way! There were lots of cliffs like these, with tin or copper mines here and there (safely capped off or collapsed), so we had to be careful not to run or slip.

Along the way we found lots of neat things, like this nearly-hidden entrance to a mine.

By the end, even E's formidable energy was dented.

We also had plenty of time on the beach, and some sun as well.

The kids loved every minute. We mostly stayed outdoors but we also went to an aquarium in Newquay and to a big indoor swimming pool with waterslides.

I'm out of time, but I'll post more pictures next time. Coming up: our trip to a steam railway in Cornwall, and a lovely, impromptu weekend in Norfolk.