TravBlog: No Boys Allowed

My second trip in June was an especially fun, because it was a no-boys-allowed girls' trip to Cornwall with my 5 partners in crime: Anna, Bela, Jen, Jessie and Vi.

I gotta say that girl trips are the absolute best: you never run out of snacks and drinks because everybody always worries about having enough snacks and drinks, you end up eating A LOT of yummy things and everybody is always up for sharing dessert, and nobody complains about you taking too long to get ready hehe.

We took the night train from London into Truro, the 'capital' of Cornwall and our home base. The day started with stuffing our faces (naturally) on the local delicacy, the Cornish Pasty, a flaky pie stuffed with all sorts of meat, cheese and veggie goodies. This was just perfect energy source for our upcoming 16 mile 6 hour bike adventure! Cornwall is known for its picturesque country side that takes you through fields, farms and quaint little villages. We opted for a trail that would do all that with the west coast and its beaches being our destination point. I think that our adventure is best described in the pix below, because pix are better than 1000 words, but it went something like this:

Learning how to do right hand turns and breaking without flipping over - mastering the bike - getting stuck on going uphill - terrifying speed crazy ride downhill - pub break - getting lost and finding a very obscure way back onto the trail - finding Cornish clotted cream factory - 20 picture breaks - reaching the coast!

All in all, 6 brave girls started the bike trail and 4 girls ended up finishing it. 2 girls, who shall remain unnamed, got beaten by the hills and opted to take cabs back. And no, I wasn't one of them hehe.

Our evening got kicked off with a getting ready party (naturally). We stayed at a bed and breakfast and managed to have it all to ourselves (almost), so we could have some fun with the latest and greatest trend accessory - stick on moustaches hehe. It was then time for some sea food (once again, naturally) and dancing. Unfortunately we never made it to dancing because there was an incident with one of the girls' legs giving up on her after a day of riding (guess who hehe), but we had a ton of fun feasting on lobsters, prawns, scallops and my new favourite Fowey River oysters! These are local oysters harvested in Cornwall, and they are the most delicious I have ever tasted! What stands them apart is their meaty and creamy as opposed to slimy texture and sweetness = yummy!

Day 2 was all about food. Having stuffed our faces on yummy home made English breakfast, we took a train to Falmouth in search of Rick Stein's resto. Bela is a big fan of his so it was her idea...best idea ever as it turned out! We spent a couple of hours doing more girly things such as shopping for souvenirs, getting really excited about all the cat themed things they have in Cornwall (me anyways), trying Cornish cream ice cream (extra fatty and extra good) and fudge, taking pix by the harbour and making matching friendship bracelets!

The lunch at Rick Stein's was unbelievable. We managed to try just about every dish on the menu and loved every single bite. It was just the freshest, best quality seafood ranging from simple classic dishes to interesting experimental flavours. The desserts were something else as well with the custard apple tart being the highlight. Yum to the millionth degree! I made a promise to myself to come back to Cornwall with Mark just to do a tour of Rick's restos (which there are 5 I believe), and I would recommend the same to everyone!

Here is a recap of our tasty and girly adventures in pix :) Thank you for a wonderful weekend of laughs, girly bonding time and unforgettable memories! xo

Night cap time on our overnight train