Baby Fergusson: Eve's first trip to Cornwall

Eve playing with her toys at my mums house

Since before Eve was born I have been planning this trip. I had initially wanted to take her to Padstow Obby Oss (May 1st), but after realising that Sam would not be able to come with us due to work commitments, I decided to leave that for another time when she is older and when Sam can share the experience with us. My sister and I used to love going to see the Oss with our mum when we were younger and I just cannot wait to be able to show Eve in the future.

As my mum has recently moved house we enjoyed staying in her cottage in Dobwalls near Liskeard. After a rather hectic drive down to Cornwall through heavy rain we finally arrived on Thursday afternoon. We had a quick walk at Golitha Falls with mum and then went home to have Chinese food with Bev.

Golitha Falls

My Step-dad Bev with Eve

On Friday we visited my Godfather Brian and his wife Shirley, along with Pat who lives across the road. They all live in a village called St Stephens where I grew up from the age of 2 to 17. I have so many happy memories of my time spent there and feel so lucky to have grown up in the countryside. I loved driving through China Clay country en-route to see them, thinking about the fun times I had there. Brian and Shirley were integral to our childhood and I thought it important to take Eve down to meet them. Brian has just turned 80 this year. They all seemed well and in good spirits.

Due to the bank holiday weekend I thought it sensible to drive back to Bristol early on Sunday morning before the traffic, so on Saturday we went over to Looe on the South Coast.

It was quite grey and breezy when we arrived but by the time we wandered across the beach and over through the town it became bright and warm.

We had a lovely time, meandering through the tiny streets and out towards the sea. However, I've been away from Cornwall for so long that I forgot quite how terrifying the seagulls are. We sat outside a cafe on the waterfront, the waitress came to bring us some sandwiches when the birds swooped down and grabbed the sandwiches straight off the plate - poor Eve ended up with tuna fish all over her - I even found some in her nappy when I got home! Massive Doh!!