Weekend Adventuring

Technically this was a little Monday adventuring but seeing as I had to work all weekend and it was a bank holiday so I think that it still counts. The weather looked deceptively nice so we headed out for a walk through the park. It wasn't long before we were fed up of battling the wind though so we headed back inside and cuddled up watching movies and playing computer games. We had fun whilst we were out although I must admit that it was Matt that took the photo of the squirrel. I managed to convince myself that the squirrel was much too close and therefore likely to attack us so I slowly backed away while Matt happily snapped pictures. It was a nice little walk outside and unsurprisingly there were no squirrel attacks!

London Weekend

 

 

Last weekend we headed up to London for a couple of days and it was so much fun. I've been working more weekends recently so Matt and I haven't had much time together and the number of adventures have declined massively. We really needed this weekend together! We met up with his family who we haven't seen in much too long and had a good catch up. The weekend included good food, visits to the V&A and the British Museum and lots of walks through the city. To be honest it was just so nice to be somewhere new with Matt. I'm not sure when I'll get a weekend off again but we've already booked our next adventure, a getaway to Belfast in June to visit friends.

Our Anniversary Weekend

 

 

We had such a lovely weekend to celebrate our first anniversary. We kept it pretty low key but it was nice just to spend time together. We bought Halo 4 as a little anniversary present to ourselves so Saturday was pretty much spent playing that together. Saturday night was full of beer, party food and Halo 4 and we actually saw in our anniversary before we went to sleep. When we woke on the Sunday we had sparkling wine that was left over from the wedding as well as cake we’d bought from the same patisserie that provided our wedding cakes. After a little more Halo we headed out for an autumnal walk in the sunshine before popping in a pub that we’ve been going to since the beginning of our relationship. To finish off the day we went to a Thai restaurant that was also the scene of one of our first dates.
All in all it was a fun trip down memory lane whilst discussing the future that we have together. What more could I ask for out of an anniversary?

Halloween

Let's just pretend that it's the 1st of November and I'm telling you about our lovely day yesterday. Halloween was amazing. It fell smack bang in the middle of our week away with friends and we spent the day carving pumpkins, eating pumpkin soup for lunch, covering the whole cabin in Halloween decorations, dressing up and eating too many snacks and sweets. We don't usually do anything for Halloween so it was fun to do it all for once. Matt and I really were not prepared for the pumpkin carving and so we're going to need to get some practice in before next year so we don't show ourselves up again. In fact, I don't know why I'm saying 'we' Matt's came out lovely but it makes me feel better if I pretend it wasn't just me letting the side down. We may not be the best pumpkin carvers but we totally pulled off our fancy dress, even if Matt looked so creepy he kept scaring me all evening!

Back to Normal...

Sorry I didn't post my Wednesday challenge update this week. The thing is, I haven't actually finished a book this week. I decided to start reading the second book in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire saga and, what with travelling and adventuring, I'm only halfway through it now. I only have seven books left before I hit my target of 50 so I'm starting to think more carefully about what I want to read next. If you guys have any suggestions they would be most appreciated.

Life has returned to normal now after our week of adventure. I'm so worn out from all of the travelling but I'm already looking forward to the next one. We have a cabin in the New Forest booked for October with some friends so I don't even have to wait long. This is a little bit of a random post just to say hi and that I'm back. I'll leave you with some snapshots of Matt enjoying our bank holiday adventure at Mottisfont...

Wales...

We're back from our adventure in Wales now. It has been a busy week off but I've enjoyed every second of it. We drove up to Wales on Thursday, stopping at Tredegar House on the way for a picnic. I love breaking up a journey with a stroll outside and a mini adventure.

Our few days in Wales involved a castle, a beach, lots of relaxing and catching up. It was awesome even if the weather didn't want to co operate. You don't need sunshine to have a good time. Our trip to Wales ended Sunday and we headed back to Bath wishing our time off would last a little longer...

Cornwall (and Devon) Continued...

Monday we headed to the National Trust property of Cotehele and we walked and walked and walked. It was a really good day. The sun was shining and there was so much to see and do. As soon as we walked in the property there was a small weapon exhibition and Matt got to hold two swords. He was pretty happy about that!

After walking around the property we headed into the grounds, walking around the gardens and orchard before wandering down to the quay and having some lunch. After lunch we walked to Cotehele Mill and then back up to the house and the car park.

Somehow we had enough energy left for a fish and chip dinner and a trip to Fowey to watch the fireworks. A brilliant end to the day even if it left me completely worn out!

 And then it was Tuesday and that meant time to go home but not before we had a morning trip to Charlestown with Matt's Dad. Then we were on the road. We broke up our journey on the way home at Castle Drogo which was so much fun. I think that Matt and I could have spent the entire day there to be honest but unfortunately we had to get home. We did have time to wander through the castle though and even found some time to check out the view. Although we did get soaked doing so and it decided to tip it down as we wandered through the grounds. Oh well.

So there we have it, our little Cornish adventure. I had such a lovely time and it's great to think that my week off is only just beginning. We're in Wales right now visiting Matt's Mum and hopefully having more adventures and I'll be back to post about those on Tuesday.

Our Trip to Cornwall

We set of from Bath on Saturday and decided to stop at Killerton to have a little packed lunch and break up the journey some what. Unfortunately it started to rain not long after we got there but we still had our picnic, wandered around the grounds and took photos of flowers (a theme of our trip).

The evening was dedicated to catching up, eating good food and generally having a nice time. The weather Sunday was still looking a little suspect so we decided to head to the Eden Project. I’d never been before so I was pretty excited and it definitely did not disappoint. We spent the entire day there, wandering around and taking photos.

After the Eden Project we headed out to dinner at a lovely place right on the beach before getting an early night. I was so worn out!

Speaking of worn out, I'm pretty tired right now so I think I'll post the rest of our Cornish adventures tomorrow. Hope you all don't mind.