Pots of gold

Today something happened that I have been trying to do since a child.  My Mum always used to say there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.  Well, on pitch one this afternoon, I found the end of the rainbow.  There was no pot of gold that I could find...we will keep hunting for it!  I couldn't quite capture the moment but right is the best I could do, it was the most amazing rainbow I have ever seen and there was not only one but two at the same time. Obviously a rainbow would indicate rain followed by glorious sunshine.  That is indeed the case, showers on and off and rather chilly.  No sign of snow...but perfect building weather apparently.

Talking of building, I have been taking loads of bookings in the last few days and many of you have asked for more pictures of the toilet block.  So here are a selection of the build.  The concrete raft was a challenge, but went in well in the end.  We have had to build a raft for the new building because of the water table.  A raft is held in place by a vast steel cage.  Once the cage was in place they poured the concrete - note the length of the concrete pouring pipe - that was the longest the company could find!  Once the first lot of concrete was poured we then had to have more steel then a second pour on concrete.

Following the installation of the raft we were able to start the block work.  The existing building you can see has been thoroughly gutted and new windows, walls, drains and utilities have been installed.  The floor has been 'diamond grinded' in preparation for the new flooring.  The plumbers have been hard at it installing miles of new pipes.  This building will house the ladies facilities.  The new build will house the male facilities, family, and disabled toilet along with laundry and washing up area.

I will try and get our this week and get some more up to date pictures for you.

Away from the build it has been a busy time with bookings coming in thick and fast, we are getting pretty booked up in August so please don't leave it to the last minute to book.  Also remember that we offer 7 nights for the price of 5 at various times throughout the season, so why not make the most of a Cornish break.  To take up this offer please book direct with us either on our website or by giving us a call on 01726 843687.

Sarnies on the beach

We may not be able to get to the beach much in the summer, but days like today make up for it.  Yes, that's right, we had breakfast on the beach in January.  It was glorious.  We ventured onto the Roseland to Carne Beach.  We last visited there pre children many years ago and I loved it then.  But today I fell head over heals back in love with the beautiful open beach.  It is fantastically child friendly with parking right on the edge of the beach.  This is a big winner for me when I often go to these places solo with two under threes - we need near by parking!  Today the whole family went and we took our trusty camping stove.  Bacon sandwiches on the beach with a cap of tea...does it get any better.   It was truly glorious.

I nervously declare that I think there are signs that spring is on it's way down here in Cornwall.  We have now spotted snowdrops and daffodils out in full bloom which teases us with what is to come in the wonderful Cornish gardens.  I am going to make it our mission to visit as many gardens as we can this year.

At Little Winnick the new toilet block is ongoing.   We have a wealth of trades people onsite, tomorrow there will be builders, carpenters, plumbers, flooring experts and electricians...that is a lot of cups of coffee!  The project involves using what we referred to as the 'old block' to house the ladies, with a whole new block being built for the family, disabled, men's, laundry and dish washing up area.  We will take come pictures this week for you.