One Question has been Answered! The Ginger Haired Boy exists

I admit it......I was WRONG...the ginger- haired boy with the grey beanie DOES exist and he DOES live in the cottage behind....and he DOES have poker-straight ginger hair and a pretty girldfriend.

How do I know though??? because the Cornwall 2010 girls spent a day STALKING him for photos to prove it and screaming loudly. He will go home to his family and say there were these really weird girls who followed him all round Looe screaming at him...he's going to feel sooooo popular now.

Last Night - Pub Tea

We decided on tea out - seeing as we spent the lastcouple of hours tidying up and cleaning! The girls did me a card and bought me a lovely picture that was sooo like our house ...even down to the seagull outside

Thanks very much! I will treasure it!

We spent the last night in the Pub playing card games and chilling out.....the holiday seems to have gone so so so quickly. A good time was had by all tho.....maybe some of us will visit Looe again one day.

Ferry to West Looe

There is a little ferry that takes you from East Looe to West Looe and the girls took a ride over!

Posers

At West Looe there is a turret and the girls couldn't resist a pose!

Day 7 - Nelson the Seal Statue

The Nelson statue is on the 'other' side of the river in West Looe and the girls went over to see it..had to be at low tide so they could climb out to the

Ginger - Haired Boy Next Door

The girls have come up with this game...that right outside our kitchen window ..the steps to a cottage behind lead to the home of a Ginger-haired teenage boy.

I have never seen the so called ginger-haired boy. I think he doesnt exist and its a big game. They call me to the window and say cass...Cass...CASS theres the ginger-haired boy and of course he's never there.

He allegedly wears a grey beanie, he allegedly has a pretty girlfriend.

They say hes always there. Its one of these prank phantom ginger haired person next door stories and I'm not falling for it.

Day 6 Awesome Crazy Evening - Part 3 - White Water Paddling

Someone...can't remember who ...AGAIN..said lets go and see if the tide is as high on the beach and when we got there it was amazing. The Banjo Pier was almost under and the waves were huge. Some of us just paddled in the very edges of the water and the loons amongst us went further. The tide was coming in, not out.

The water was crashing into the sand creating white top swirl everywhere. The craziest ones went in right up to about thigh deep and let the white water crash over them. It was soooooo exciting.

Beth and Jenny smiling through the waves....

Those in the water were not the least bit dry ...anywhere anymore

The Banjo Pier was almost under water and the photos just don't do this justice..the waves were white and there were surfers standing up surfing on huge waves. Those who were 'paddling' in the waves were wet through completely..and those of us standing in the water's edge were literally blown backwards by the wind, stingingly full of sand! It was fantastic. Very very wet but fantastic. There were loads of surfers really far out and a crowd of locals enjoying the scene so while it was very dramatic - it felt safe

I don't think I've ever had so much fun on a beach ...fully clothed but soaked to the skin, however, the house was yards away and taking turns in the 2 large piping hot showers, changed into PJs and then the warm and dry was waiting for us.

Day 6 Awesome Crazy Evening - Part 2 - Lifeboat House Chicken

After Beth's gorgeous dinner we decided to have a little stroll to look at the river before doing the washing up.It had really really rained and we wanted to see how high the river was after the rain.

It was drizzling a little and we were a little unsure having showered and put clean dry clothes on after being out all day.


The tide was so high we took a photo and the floor was a bit wet in flip flops.

We has some group photos in front of the river

We went to the slipway across the front of the Lifeboat House to see an amazing high tide come up and down the path crashing into the doors of the Lifeboat House at its height.

Someone ...why is it always someone and we never remember who....said...lets try and see if we can run across before the tide comes in.

When the tide went out ...there was a clear path in front of the Lifeboat House.

When the tide came in...the Lifeboat House doors got very wet

The plan was to try and run across the path in front of the Lifeboat House and beat the tide. There was plenty of time to make it across....if you got your timing right.

So began Looe 2010 Lifeboat House Chicken Run

Lydz didn't quite make it this time

Successful 'Chicken Run' across the front of the Lifeboat Station. Not all were as successful as this. I remember Lydz saying at this point - 'Oh no - I've got the bottom of my leggings wet!'

Day 6 - Awesome Crazy Evening - Part 1 - Chef Beth

We ate like Lords this evening - at Chez Beth restaurant.

Beth cooked everyone a veggie dinner. She used brocoli, courgettes and mushrooms to make a vegetarian lasagne and it was AWESOME. We had Vegetarian Lasagne, Baked Potatoes and salads.

We made Beth promise to cook for us again at home one day. We even suggested she could go into business. The veggie lasagne was miles tastier than a meat one.

Cornwall St Swithins Day

Today is St. Swithins day! If it rains today its supposed to rain for 40 Days and if its sunny today, its supposed to be sunny for 40 days - well in Cornwall it was really really sunny in the morning and everyone went to the shops and potteres in the sunshine

Then early evening it POURED with rain and Jenny and Lydz, who went to the shops got very very wet.

If St Swithin is to be beleived....the weather will be mixed for 40 days...sounds about right

Day 5 Crab Fishing Expedition - Part 1 - Bait

Crabs love oily, smelly mackerel the best. The local fish shops sell heads and tails and they are already cut up and all you have to do is pop one or two in your bait bag and away you go.

Well, you have to put on protective gloves, scream a lot, pretend to be totally traumatised, giggle a lot and take a few photos but its quite fun really.

Yuk...seriously yuk but these brave volunteers offered to deal with the bait while the rest of us, quite understandably wimped out.

Day 5 Crab Fishing Expedition - Part 2 - Fishing

The art of Crab fishing they learned it well - notice no-one wanted to wear their Leaver's Hoodie this time despite a real rain shower part way through. They did really really well though

The trick is to try and get the crabs out of the river...and into your bucket before they make their own leap for freedom.

Lydz, crab fishing and posing simultaneously!

The fishing bit is easy-ish. You throw a bait bag on a line into the water trying to keep it near the side and when it feels heavy pull it up!

While crab fishing loads of families bring their kids who squeal with delight at the crabs in the bucket. Occassionally there are weird lurkers who just watch ...like you're busking and its a show. This lurker even got in a photo. He lurked, watched and never said a word!

This is highly brave, and unusual behaviour - Kayleigh not only managed to hold a crab but smiled like it was fun....the rest of us screamed...loudly ...if one even came near us. Kayleigh really got us screaming when she said..."Shall I kiss it?" Ewwww!

Day 5 Crab Fishing Expedition - Part 3 - The Catch

The catch was put into clear buckets although getting the crabs to let go of your net after pulling them out of the water isn't easy. There was a substantial amount of screaming went on.

Kayleigh was a star and happily touched the crabs ..the rest of us wimping out and only holding them with a little towling square.

We didn't even try to count exactly how many - Cass and Jenny had fished many times before but Beth, kayleigh and Lydz caught a respectable number of crabs on their first fishing trip which is way better than we did on our first try.

Day 5 - A very very early start

Again - I don't know who had the bright idea...but at the end of Card Night at home...someone thought it would be really cool to stay up and see the sunrise on the beach. When I say that...I mean stay up in the house....and then at dawn go on the beach and watch the sunrise ...an altogether safer prospect.

They played cards for hours and then saw the sky turn from black to this lovely midnight blue to light

I am told it was beautiful. I stayed home, in bed but did listen for them leave, text to check they were ok and slept again when back so I wasn't too worried.

A lovely experience - so I am told!