Slow start to the morning, I went for an hours walk around, the others got up and had breakfast.  Pauline and David came down and said farewell till we meet again in Australia.  They are heading for Nice, France for a gourmet and wine tour for the next 8 days then head home to Perth.

We took Tina and Ron to Truro to get their hire vehicle from Budget today.  Weird place for a hire car mob, hidden away next to a garage on the corner of the main drag.  They picked up a black Hyundai Tucson, same as ours.

We all headed off to Newquay to have a look around and have some lunch.  We went the Lewinnick Lodge on the south capeof Newquay, hard to find, but great food, limited menu for the specials list.  What amazing views there were.  The surfers in and out of the water were amazing too.  Did some touring around Newquay, it reminds me of  Scarborough Beach type territory with the surfing influence, and then headed back to the Lodge for a restful afternoon.  We got back around 1615, Tina and Ron got back around 1700.

Quite afternoon and dinner was leftovers as we didn’t want to carry leftover food on the next part of the journey.  Tina & Ron are heading for Bristol and Morcombe in the coming days and we are heading for Gloucester, Somerset, Crawley, Kent and then home.

Situated in the middle of Cornwall's north coast, the surfing beaches may be the most famous aspect of modern Newquay, but the town itself has a long and interesting history. Porth Island, to the north-east, was settled on as early as the iron-age. The town as we know it today began to take shape in the 15th century when the Bishop of Exeter sanctioned the building of a "new quay" in the area known then as Towan Blystra. Pilchard shoals provided a living for the town in the 18th century; evidence of this industry remains visible in the huer's hut, this white beacon still standing above the harbour echos with the long-ago cried calls of "heva!"