august extravaganza part 2

after packing the site in record time, a great achievement considering the 3 acres of ground taken up by bobs tent village, we headed off into the depths of cornwall in true "convoy!" style. its always a great site to see the palm trees of st ives start to appear, and everyone was buoyed by the fact that we'd managed to get a spot on the infamous trevalgan site....venue of many an epic adventure over the years and home of the valley of death, stone circle and rabbit ears. it was only to be a short stay, dinner in town to celebrate andy and nays first year anniversary (a wonderful year of wedded bliss, ed) and a few drinks. we spent the afternoon trying to play football, bob and benny taking great pleasure from the fact that its always funny watching andy and dyke on the same team. he is useless though grrr. the evening came, drinking jackets were donned, and we headed into town. i say evening but i mean 4.30, which in hindsight was probably the first schoolboy error. the 2nd came when 5 pints were polished off before dinner, so after an explosive hour we sat down for mexican, and from what i remember it was very nice. we woke up, hangovers brushed aside, as it was what everyone was really waiting for......sennen. except bob who was convinced it would be foggy. but it wasn't, the weather was truly amazing, and there was no better time this summer than the moment we got to the top of the steps to look down over whitesands in all its glory. after a day spent on the beach, and some good bodyboarding, in which andy managed to gain a partner for his lonely solitary flipper, to bobs expense, we headed up to get ready for our bbq on the beach. carrying an evenings worth of food, drink and cooking equipment down 500 steps to the beach is no easy task but well worth it once we arrived to see the sun setting spectacularly and the waves crashing in. a fine evening was had drinking, and at last benny managed to build a fire worthy of his hype, a fitting moment for the success. the following day was bob and lucys last, so after a last dip for them they headed off after lunch, with the weather starting to look ominous. the rest of us decided to go for a drive round the the south side, and out onto logan rock, where some amazing views were found. the evening passed with an excellent meal at place on the beach and a couple more drinks in the old success, however it appeared people were beginning to tire of that. waking up it was evident a last day on the beach was not to be, so we packed up and headed off, leaving benny, dyke and kristy to grab what they could of their last few days.



catchphrases: "dude, check the pictures in that book" (benny being sleazy in an art gallery)