(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in February 2016)

Jem and I wanted to do a trip around Cornwall and thought the Mazda would be perfect for that so we booked a trip staying in various different places for a few nights at the beginning of October. Unfortunately we had to postpone the trip and ended up doing it in December. Maybe not the best time of year but it turned out really good as everywhere we visited was deserted so we didn’t have to suffer other people everywhere. We don’t like other people! 

The roads were mostly pretty quiet too which made the driving so much more fun.

Some of the pics of the trip…

 

lay-by lunch stop on the drive down

 

Driver change

 

Stonehenge on the horizon

 

At The Lost Gardens of Heligan

 

You get a sticker

 

Melon yard. Not as fun as it sounds 

 

My navigator choosing the best roads for some fun on the way to our next stop

 

Short ferry crossing to Trelissick

 

 

Lizard Point, the most southerly point of mainland UK.  Having been to Dunnet Head (the most Northerly point) in the Evo about 18 months before we had to stop here on this trip.

 

Lands End.  Late in the day so we had the place to ourselves.

 

A random stop for some pics

 

Gotta find a beach, even in December

 

Where next???

 

Waiting for fish and chips to turn up

 

Bit wet out

 

Port Isaac

 

Tea and cake. Winner.

 

Back to the car

 

Few games of pool.

 

A cold wife in Boscastle

 

Clovelly.  All the cats around here are very friendly.

 

A random stop. It was proper windy up here!

 

Driving home

 

A little bit dirty

 

We finished up doing 900 miles in 5 days and the Mazda got some abuse but it was totally faultless the whole time. Such a great little car.