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As my walk along the South West Coast Path (http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=209039) was a total disaster, I've decided to go to the Scilly Isles instead.
Next Monday through to Thursday. Got in a nice-sounding B&B for £25 a night and am planning on lots of walking and lots of pubs. :)
I've not been for years - but it looked like this when I was there last.
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/6403239.jpg
I'm really excited about this. That's all. :)
Where ya staying?
Actually I need a package delivering are you flying or boating? :D
A guesthouse just outside of Hugh Town, St Mary's - going over on the Scillonian.
Weather forecast's promising ... :
You going this monday or the one after?
No-one expects the spanish inquisition :D
This Monday.
And no, I'm not 'taking a package' for you. :D
I've seen that advert with the bloke in customs and the toy fluffy bunny.
Get someone else to smuggle yer drugs for ya! :D ;)
This Monday.
And no, I'm not 'taking a package' for you. :D
I've seen that advert with the bloke in customs and the toy fluffy bunny.
Get someone else to smuggle yer drugs for ya! :D ;)
Drugs? How very dare you :D It's some stuff my brother in law said he'd tout round a couple of galleries for me but it won't be dry by this monday. I'm just being tight and thinking about the postage.
BTW don't bother eating at the Turks Head on Aggie it's gone shit :(
Drugs? How very dare you :D It's some stuff my brother in law said he'd tout round a couple of galleries for me but it won't be dry by this monday.
"Stuff", eh? ;)
"won't be dry" :confused:
"tout round a couple of galleries" :confused:
I'm out of the loop with drug lingo these days, clearly.
:D
BTW don't bother eating at the Turks Head on Aggie it's gone shit :(
No way! That used to be my favourite pub in the whole world, pretty much. :(
No way! That used to be my favourite pub in the whole world, pretty much. :(
Me too. It's been taken over by some gastro chef :rolleyes: I had a major strop there in May :D All I wanted was quiche and chips and a pint but everything comes with a fucking coulis.
Ah, that's a bummer.
That pub's got the best view I've ever seen from a beer garden.
I hope the beer's still good there - I was intending spending a good chunk of the holiday crashed out there enjoying a few pints of 'Three Sheets' and all those other nautically-pissed sounding beers they do.
I'll take me sarnies. ;)
Ah, that's a bummer.
That pub's got the best view I've ever seen from a beer garden.
Indeed - this was the view from the beer garden in May :)
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/439/soldersoap249bs9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The beer is still the same and I think John Dart's wife is still making the pasties.
I used to live on St Mary's - what guest house are you staying at? (pm me if you want or tell me to mind my own fucking buisness :D)
The Sage House - just opened recently, by all accounts. Run by a lady called Sabina - sounded nice on the phone.
Bloody difficult booking - I'd pretty much resigned myself to camping on St Agnes before I found this one - and then it turned out to be the cheapest one of the lot. :)
The Sage House - just opened recently, by all accounts. Run by a lady called Sabina - sounded nice on the phone.
Bloody difficult booking - I'd pretty much resigned myself to camping on St Agnes before I found this one - and then it turned out to be the cheapest one of the lot. :)
:D
Sage house was the old folks home. The council pulled its funding very recently. I didn't know she'd turned it into a guest house. I did wonder where you'd managed to get a last minute booking in July.
The beer is still the same and I think John Dart's wife is still making the pasties.
That'll do for me, then. :)
It looked like this when I was there last:
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/6403218.jpg
:)
:D
Sage house was the old folks home. The council pulled its funding very recently. I didn't know she'd turned it into a guest house.
You're fucking joking! :eek:
Ahh, the good old days when we had sunshine and the boats had no wheelhouses :D I moved from there 15 years ago.
You're fucking joking! :eek:
No :D It'll be very nice :)
I'm staying in an old folk's home. :eek:
:D
I'm staying in an old folk's home. :eek:
:D
:D
http://www.housingcare.org/nursing-homes/home-34329-sage-house.aspx
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39672000/jpg/_39672801_heath203.jpg
:confused:
did you mean
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5466/haroldrt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
?
Suitable for: older age clients.
Care period: Short stay and respite / Longer stay clients.
Lifestyle: Residents may bring their own furniture. Residents can bring their pet. Activities are organised regularly. .
:eek:
'Respite'. That's me all right. :D
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39672000/jpg/_39672801_heath203.jpg
Don't you mean:
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/images3/wilson.jpg
Snap! :D
:D
Give Scilly a stroke for me. I had the best and worst times of my life there but it always feels like I'm going 'home' :)
Will do. :)
This is the fourth time I've been now. I love it there. :)
:confused:
did you mean
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5466/haroldrt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
?
Did 'Arold sail a boat round the scillies?
Did 'Arold sail a boat round the scillies?
No, he lived there - his wife still does on occasion.
No, he lived there - his wife still does on occasion.
holiday home
holiday home
Is that right :D
Miss-Shelf
07-07-2007, 23:54
madzone - did you grow up in the isles of scilly? I went there last summer and it was the most beautiful place I'd seen in the uk - even beat skye
I'm going with a group of friends and our kids - we're camping on st mary
Is that right :D
you tell me
madzone - did you grow up in the isles of scilly? I went there last summer and it was the most beautiful place I'd seen in the uk - even beat skye
I'm going with a group of friends and our kids - we're camping on st mary
No, I moved there when my eledst was a yr old. It's a fab place for a holiday and I'm always sad when I have to leave but living there absolutely did my head in.
A tip for camping at the garrison = if you're on the scillonian just get straight off the boat and get to the campsite as fast as you can (they'll deliver your luggage for you) - one of you go to the office to let them know you're there and the other one go and grab a good sheltered picth and a picnic table or two. The picnic tables make all the difference to a decent holiday :D Maybe get a taxi up (it's a fucking steep hill as well) to make sure you get the advantage :cool: If you're not able to get a table ask the people who've already nabbed them when they're leaving and set your alarm :D
the most beautiful place I'd seen in the uk -
Totally agree - it's in a different league to anywhere else I've been in this country. :)
I like these fellas that hang out there, too:
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/6403217.jpg
I used to go there every year for my family holiday.
My mum ran over Mr Wilsons foot when I was in the buggy :D
Bill Oddie used to always be around twitching in bushes an all.
Loved going to Penzance and catching the helicopter to the islands
Very, very beautiful place and would love to go over again some time in my life.
Bill Oddey used to always be around twitching in bushes an all.
Until he got banned (allegedly :D)
Until he got banned (allegedly :D)
'Bill Oddie Goes Wild'
No shit. :D
The story is that he was so obnoxious to hotel and bar staff that they told him to get off the island and never come back (Tresco I think it was)
ALLEGEDLY :D
Miss-Shelf
13-07-2007, 17:42
scilly lovers - what's your best beach?
Depends on the weather. They're all nice (though porthcressa and little porth get their fair share of weed and flies. IMO the best beaches are on St Martins :cool:
So, NVP - where you to?
Has Sabina locked you in the cellar?
Just got back.
Bloody lovely, it was. :)
Only one day of rain that necessitated a mammoth session in The Mermaid. Could've been worse, like. ;) Otherwise, it was just great - managed to get out to all the main islands (including Samson this time - a first for me) and did loads of walking, lots of drinking beer and lots of talking nonsense to total strangers.
Sabine's place turned out to be very good value at £25 a night - comfy room, good brekkie, no hassles etc even if the place does still resemble a retirement home a bit too much. Not grumbling, though - not at all. I'd gladly stay there again at that price.
Very nice little holiday.
I'll post some pics later once I've sorted them out.
Good good :)
Look forward to the pics
Miss-Shelf
15-07-2007, 11:33
Does Sabine advertise or is it word of mouth?
pennimania
15-07-2007, 11:43
Totally agree - it's in a different league to anywhere else I've been in this country. :)
I like these fellas that hang out there, too:
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/6403217.jpg
that looks like a shot from the window of the room Im sitting in right now :) :cool:
on mouldy old Skye
:p
Miss-Shelf
15-07-2007, 11:58
that looks like a shot from the window of the room Im sitting in right now :) :cool:
on mouldy old Skye
:p
skye has its charms too.....the swimming was better in scilly.....although Jersey still has lots of lovely variety for swimming too...
Does Sabine advertise or is it word of mouth?
Phone the tourist information centre - they'll put you in touch.
Alternatively, her phone no's on that link of madzone's a page back. She's got guests right now but isn't booked up for the season unlike most of the other guesthouses.
A few of my photos:
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/82338659.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/82338653.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/82338650.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/image/82338655.jpg
A couple more online here (http://www.pbase.com/jamieashley/isles_of_scilly_2) for anyone that's interested.
Miss-Shelf
20-07-2007, 21:08
NVP - whats the weather like in Cornwall at the mo? we'll be in scilly after the BGG early aug - would like a few days with no rain - if you could arrange it like:)
It's not bad at the mo' - last week or so's been pretty good to us. Not exactly beach weather but sunny with only occasional rain. Still fairly crap for July but, unlike the rest of Britain, it's not underwater so I ain't moaning.
Going back to the Scillies tomorrow for a day-trip - got a mate staying who's never seen it in all it's glory yet. :)
Miss-Shelf
15-08-2007, 23:39
just back from week at bgg (hi Madzone) and then a week on St Mary
glorious weather
great swims - appletree bay - tresco and par beach st martins were freezing and so beautiful
still friends with the friends i went with
found padington station then mile end a bit much after being somewhere so chilled out
will post some pics when i get round to it - unfortunately dropped my camera in the sand when enjoying a pint at the mermaid - what a great place to have a drink on the slip!
remembering again what an incredible place they are:)
(we did get some rain showers too)
Did you manage to grab a table at the campsite? :D
Miss-Shelf
20-08-2007, 15:09
^ eventually got one after a bit of wrangling
I'd been to that campsite before but forgot what a twat the woman running it is.
many other people v lovely tho
I'd been to that campsite before but forgot what a twat the woman running it is.
I always thought it was just me she doesn't like - it's a relief to hear someone else thinks she's a twat :D I don't particularly like her or her husband tbh
Those with an interest in Scilly might like to know that they can now keep up with island life via the islands' new permanent radio station. Radio Scilly 107.9, the world's smallest professional radio station, broadcasts from 7am to 10pm each day with a mix of music and local chat.
A live feed is available through www.radioscilly.com :)
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