On my holiday ain't I!

Monday 27th September 2021

We're not meant to stay the same - change is good.

I have had a wonderful weekend, I switched off my laptop Friday morning and packed it away till this morning, I don't remember the last time I ever did that, definitely not in the last 17 years I bet!  Same with my blogging, I've done it every day for years, but not this weekend, this weekend was all about turning off from work, from my normal life and enjoying my first holiday in 8 years, and the first time I'd seen the sea since March 2016 when we drove to Talacre one Sunday.   

If you could've seen the smile on my face as I drove through the lanes and as I rounded a corner and saw the sea, I felt alive, back in my happy place, then when I started to walk the coastal path, my heart was singing, it feels like this is one of the places where I really am at my happiest, walking the coastal path, enjoying the scenery and relaxing, I love it.

Drove down Friday and stayed in a hotel by St Clears because the cottage wasn't available till Saturday and I didn't want to miss a day, enjoyed lamb faggots and mash in a local pub, then went back to the hotel bar and worked my way through a few different options, well it has been a while since I've been away, needed to make up for lost time. 

After breakfast, drove to Little Haven where I'm staying and took that first walk along the path, been lucky with the weather all weekend, there has been rain but it's been at night.  We enjoyed fish and chips at the Castle, I wished I'd been hungrier because it was delicious, I just couldn't eat it all. 

 

The cottage was ready from 3pm and it was exactly what I expected, everything I need for a week, small but perfect, living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.  There are 20 steps up to it which are a test after you've walked the path, those steps seem steeper lol. 

Sunday started with scrambled eggs on toast then a couple of hours walking the coastal path, are you picking up on a theme here, food and walking, not necessarily in that order!  Next we drove to Dale for posh nosh which I'd promised myself, I needed scallops in my life, The Griffin Inn and it didn't disappoint!  

Scallops with samphire and a lovely sauce, they were delicious, what made them even tastier was the wine I chose. 

 

I opted for a South African white from the same region as the red I always drink and it was amazing - I need to get me a supply of this for sure, but let's be honest what makes a wine taste even better is the circumstances in which it is drunk, and we were in a beautiful place, on the sea front, the sun came out, the food was immense and the service was perfect, I couldn't fault anything about yesterday other than it ended.  It helped that I wasn't driving so I was super squiffy by the time I got back to the cottage lol, those steps up to the cottage had got even steeper as the day went on :) 

 

I then did something I never do, started eating before remembering to take a photo because that food did not want me to wait.  I opted for dover sole in a cockle and bacon sauce with dauphinoise potatoes, just divine, I was going to have lobster but as I've never ordered it as a main in a restaurant, I decided I'd just pinch a bit to try this time, it's a reason to return - fiddly things to eat ain't they lobster, and me being me, can you imagine the state I'd have been in by the end of it!  

I didn't want a pudding, so enjoyed a desert wine, but I have to say the sticky toffee pudding on that plate looked incredible, the caramel sauce was lush, I dipped my finger in it - you have to be an easy going, understanding person to eat out with me cos I pinch food off your plate, basically I'm a nightmare. 

Now this little man has been such a good boy, he was golden in the car on the drive down, he's behaved whilst we've been eating at the pubs or in the hotel and he's slept like a baby, he's actually still asleep now and we went to bed by 9 after falling asleep in front of the tele at about 7 I guess, after my visitor left to drive back to reality, leaving Alfie and I to enjoy the rest of the week together. 

It's absolutely peeing it down this morning but I don't mind, we've had a dry weekend, with some sunshine and lots of laughter, walking, good food and memories made, couldn't fault it.

Not a calorie counted, my fitbit was removed Friday, I don't need to know how many steps I've taken, calories I've burned or hours I've slept this week, I'm on holiday and enjoying myself is all that matters.

If it stops raining we'll sit on the seafront and watch the world go by, if it doesn't we'll have a walk in the rain then relax with a good book, either way, I'll enjoy my day.

Whatever your Monday looks like, I hope you've had a good weekend and are looking forward to your week. 

Mwah, luv ya 

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