St Ives

We have been on holiday to St Ives in Cornwall at least 1 week every year (I once managed to get the family to agree to 4 weeks!!). It sort of feels like our place now - the place where we can enjoy each others company with no outside interference. It really felt like that this time as the kids spend a lot of their time when we are at home with their friends now, so it was great for us to be totally together this week. They may be grown up, but they still loved digging in the sand, rock pooling and playing cards on an evening outside of the tent. I love camping. I am an outdoorsy sort of person and the fact that you get to live virtually outdoors 24 hours a day is very appealing. Hubby says I would make a good gypsy!!! We were blessed with good weather at the start of the week, ok weather midweek and then great weather at the end of the week. I am now sporting a very healthy looking tan (and a bit of a burnt tummy!!! When you have a big tummy, its very sore!!). Any way, these are a few of my photo's.

One of the reasons I love Ayr Campsite (pitch 74 Claire - in the far field) is the view from my tent!! Simply stunning and very peaceful.

I told you that she dances everywhere. Is it Street Dancing if you are on a pier?

Are we weird because we have a "favorite grave in the whole world"?? We often wander back through the grave yard after a day on the beach (we have a bit of a thing for looking for war graves!) and we found the grave of Alfred Wallis - famous St Ives artist and fisherman a few years ago. I believe his grave was "tiled" by the famous potter Bernard Leach.

I love rock pools and the water around St Ives is very clear.

Porthmeor beach with the tide in around 7pm. The silvery light was stunning and the waves very spectacular.

Traditional "calendar" shot of the Sloop Inn - always far too crowded to be enjoyed in summer.

I thought that this boat in the harbour looked eerie on the very still water.

Walking up from the harbour on our last day. We didn't leave until 5pm as the weather was very hot and we didn't fancy being stuck on the M5 with everyone else.

Ive already booked my pitch for next year.