Plymouth and Cornwall

My first post since I've been back from holiday. Though I did have internet access in Plymouth (where I stayed after the organic farm holiday in Cornwall) it was dial-up only which is extremely slow and it took at least a minute for each web page to downl load. My friend claims he doesn't have the time or money to convert to broadband but it would save time and money in the long run. I went broadband nearly three years' ago. I had to as my telephone line was tied up and since my mobile phone wasn't working at the time no-one could contact me most evenings while I was on-line.

Feeling very tired today (had planned to spend the day shopping and getting my bicycle repaired) and spent some time in bed because of the loud thunderstorms last night. What a pity as last night was my first night in a bed for a week. I had had four nights under canvas and then arrived in Plymouth to find that there was no proper bed in the spare room and had to sleep on my thin inflatable camping mat. I was tired most mornings and didn't get around to visiting many of the places I had intended to. I might as well had come back Tuesday instead of Thursday.

Still I had lost a few pounds in weight while on holiday through actual dieting or healthy eating as opposed to stress or illness as is the usual reason. I ate only raw vegan food for four days but in Plymouth this was very difficult and I soon got sick of salads and fresh fruit. Eating raw food is a lot more interesting if you have access to a juicer and a blender. I have cheated since then as I have eggs to use up but I haven't eaten fish or meat since leaving Cornwall except when I had so-called posh fish fingers in Ha-Ha's in Plymouth which were worse than fish fingers from a packet from the supermarket. They were dry and hard and I'm sure came out of a packet. I'm beginning to hate eating out now but it's something I have to do when away from home as your own food only keeps for so long. Bristol is a great place to eat but I'm afraid I can't say the same for much of Wales and much of the West Country where heating up frozen meals is the norm in pubs, cafes and all but the most expensive restaurants.

I'm getting really tired as it's late and I've been on-line for a few hours now as I've not been able to access broadband internet for a week now.