Oops....

Just realized that the first paragraph from the last post did not show up.  So here it is (hopefully it will all make a little more sense :-)


We are finally feeling settled into our house and even though we wont have our permanent high speed internet until Tuesday, Truro is starting to feel like home.  As we have now filled our place with carpets, extra furniture, art, etc. we decided to spend the weekend doing some more exploring of some of the nearby coastal towns.  One town that we have heard a lot about (good and bad) is Newquay (pronounced “new-key”).  Newquay is located on the northeast coast and is only about 14 miles from Truro.  It’s infamously known for being a tourist trap first and a seedy college hang-out filled with “clubs” (aka meat-markets) second.  Needless to say, we HAD to check it out : )  The other main attraction to Newquay, aside from fact that it’s the home to the only airport in Cornwall, is that Newquay is the #1 Surf Capital of the United Kingdom.  That’s right…Surfing…in the UK.  There are a number of popular beaches in Newquay but the most popular for surfing is Fistral Beach.  This is also the site of the national surf championships every summer, the reasons for which would soon be clear.