Newquay is coming back to life

Newquay is starting to wake up and come out of winter hibernation. Easter is early this year, which brings the start of the season forward. People who went away for the winter are starting to trickle back. The main pubs and bars are getting livelier. On a sunny weekend with decent surf, there are more […]

Working in Newquay for the summer

I’ve been in Newquay throughout the 2007 season, and now that summer has come to an end it is a good time to go through the essentials you need to know if you are intending to come down to Newquay for the season.
Finding accommodation
It’s always best to start your search as early as possible. The […]

Forget Porthemmet - give me Porth!

Today was as warm and sunny as a day in July. I was sunbathing outside in a bikini - in October! This morning I went for a stroll along the cliffs with a friend who lives up the road from me. I took this picture of Watergate Bay in all its glory. In my opinion, […]

Surfing session and a lucky sea bass

I was out surfing again this afternoon as the small, clean wave is still there. This time I went to surf at Lusty Glaze, which is the cove just south of my local Porth beach. Rather than heft my surfboard around the cliff path on foot, I decided to launch from Porth beach and paddle […]

Property development in Newquay

The local paper this week has done a big spread on all the luxury, multi-million pound development that is going on in Newquay. Now that the season is over, construction work is starting in earnest. Two companies in particular, Acorn and Penpol have spent millions buying up sites in the town for development. Most of […]

The 2007 season is over

We’ve hit September and the season is over, as suddenly as nightfall in the desert. It builds and builds from Easter onwards until the peak on the August bank holiday weekend - and then everyone goes home. I was out in Newquay a couple of weeks ago and the bars were packed. Last night I […]

A trip down Blackberry Lane

I want to show you some of the countryside and views surrounding where I live. Today I went out blackberrying along a route that I also use for running. First up, this is where I live - in the sand-coloured block of flats on the right, above the beach. It used to be a hotel […]

Taking it easy

I have taken to wandering down to the beach of an evening. There is something very pleasant about feeling the sand between your toes and the water lapping around your legs. There’s always something to look at, whatever the weather, and the sea and sky are never the same two days running. Porth faces directly […]

Interest is high - in Cornwall at any rate

Interest rates went up again yesterday. While the news was full of tales of homeowner woe, I was quite happy because I have no mortgage, no plans to get a mortgage and I’ve got a little nest-egg of money put away. I can’t gloat too much, however, as the nest-egg is not the result of […]

The perfect storm

When it’s windy and rainy in the city, all you want to do is stay inside and have a nice cup of tea. But here in Porth, it’s way more exciting to be out on the headland watching the sea churn and the waves dash against the rocks! If this is what it is like […]

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