May 2018 – Wine Tasting in Looe

A week after we returned from Scotland we headed for Looe in Cornwall for six days.  Our old wine tasting group had rented an apartment for the week. We took David and Anne Bowman with us whilst Freda and John Lang and Tim and Ruth Mowat made their own ways down.

The weather for the week was nigh on perfect. 

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On the Monday some of us travelled to Mevagissey to meet old friends Pam and Dave Nelmes (who now live in Falmouth) for a long and very pleasant lunch.

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Tuesday was our annual champagne tasting followed by steaks (and salad) cooked to perfection by John.   The next day, we enjoyed a blind wine tasting laid on especially for us by The Jolly Sailor, David and Anne’s local during their frequent holidays in Looe. It was a great afternoon and confirmed that after twenty four years of wine tasting we still don’t know a very much.

 

On Thursday Annie and I drove to Lanhydrock for a three mile walk through the gardens and then through woodland before returning along the river. The bluebells, Rhododendrons and wild garlic were beautiful.

We did come across a gate wedged open which shows the slope of the path. The second photo is of the same gate taken over three and a quarter years previously – it looks as if the wedge hasn’t moved!

Following our return to Looe we were sitting enjoying a glass of wine when Freda and John joined us. The weather was brilliant and we enjoyed our wine sitting in the early evening sunshine before heading inside for what turned out to be a superb meal!

Sadly our time in Looe was over and after a great few days shared with great friends we returned to Fairford on Friday.