Fathers Day Weekend

Friday night we went to the Guildford Spectrum as a family. We spent most of our time swimming in the wave pool and the water slides. It's a great spot for some family fun.

For dinner we had curry, which was a first for most of the family. Everyone loved it, so I think it might be something we have more and more!

Before I jot down Saturday and Sunday, here are the words of the day- a stone is 14 pounds (weight), I know I've mentioned that one before, but it keeps coming up. A fortnight is 14 days, which surprisingly comes up a lot and I'm seeing a trend (the number 14). They don't call it "take out" or "carry out" here, they call it "take away", and it's not a bowl of ice cream, it's a "tub" (ouch :) ).

Saturday morning, we took the pretty long drive to a town called Cheddar. I had been there before and really wanted to hike it with the girls. It was a great hike and we had a good time in the cute little town too. The cliffs are amazing and there's a bit of a stream running through the town, great stuff. 

We stayed in an apartment halfway between Cheddar and Lizard on Saturday night. I booked it at the last minute so I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was great! It had a kitchen area, 2 bedrooms, and a view of the ocean. They had even stocked the fridge with some basics, amazing. 

Sunday morning we woke up and drove to a town called Lizard. I had also been here, and again, I wanted to hike it with the girls. It was about 65 degrees, we put on a little sunscreen (aka sun cream) and started the hike. The flowers and grass had grown a lot since last time! Lizard is a small Cornish town at the bottom tip of the UK, you can hike around the edge of the UK island to Kynance Cove, which is supposedly ranked as one if the most beautiful beaches in the world. The hike is absolutely stunning as you're walking along rock cliffs that fall hundreds of feet straight into the teal ocean. At one point my daughter said "this place looks like those beautiful computer screens when you first start up your computer" :)

We had a great time chatting on the hike and then picked up some lunch and Cornish ice cream when we got back to Lizard. Kynance Cove was even more beautiful this time by the way. The sand had come back after the storms and I think we were there at low tide to see even more sand. Such an amazing place.

We all ended up with some sunburn, but hopefully the memories of the walk prove to be priceless.