As the Royal Wedding and Bank Holiday weekend came to a close, we got ready for our guests from Chicago, Mel and Nick. They had smooth travels and arrived last Tuesday afternoon here in Truro. Since they had gotten some sleep on the plane and train, they were up for exploring Truro and going out to a pub for their first dinner here at King William the IV. As I had off work Wednesday, Mel, Nick and I took the train to St. Ives for the day to do some walking, shopping and talking! We had a fantastic day of visiting little art galleries scattered throughout the town, having lunch overlooking the sea and harbor and walking barefoot on the beach along the ocean. A pretty great day!
As John and I had to work both Thursday and Friday, Mel and Nick decided to take some day trips around Cornwall. But once they were back in Truro for the evenings, we decided to take advantage and went out for dinner each night. Thursday we did dinner and dessert in town, then headed back to the house to spend a couple hours on the back deck having drinks and catching up. Friday night we got dressed up and had dinner at an old church now turned into a restaurant and bar called The One Eyed Cat. The food was amazing and the atmosphere great. From there we decided to stop at a couple places for drinks and even managed to take some pictures in front of the cathedral on our walk home. Definitely a fun night!
John and I both had off of work Saturday so we all began the morning in Truro eating pasties in Lemon Quay. John and Nick decided to check out the local brewery (and discovered there wasn’t much to it) and Mel and I spent some time checking out the shops. A nice start to a sunny Saturday morning. 
As renting a car is the best way to see a lot of Cornwall in a short amount of time, we decided to take the plunge and spend the rest of the day Saturday and Sunday with a rented car! We headed to Newquay and had a chance to check out Fistral Beach, walk the main street and do an amazing lunch overlooking the coastline. From there we headed to Tintagel Castle. Though John and I had been a couple weekends before, it was definitely worth revisiting as the views there are some of the best in England. After a full day we decided to spend the night at home where Mel and Nick were kind enough to help us sort through our garden. This was great as John and I are a little lacking in the “green thumb” area. We were able to pot some new plants courtesy of our guests as well as clean some of the old potted ones up. As we were all exhausted, we ended the night eating amazing Indian food delivered right to our door.
Mel and Nick were brave and decided to take the car on their own Sunday as I had to work. They spent the day exploring Land’s End and The Lizard and came back very happy with their day out. As Mel and Nick were leaving the next morning for a couple days in London, most of Sunday night was spent relaxing and getting packed up. To finish off their visit, Mel was nice enough to put together a margherita pizza made from scratch using basil from our new outdoor plant and it tasted amazing!
