St. Ives

Jared and I were so looking forward to spending time together, and doing at least one day at the beach. We succeed when we decided to take our own little day trip to St. Ives. St. Ives (located on the north cost of Cornwall, if caught on a good day, is like being abroad. We were in luck! The day was PERFECT! We thought after we visited the south coast the day before that the water would be warmer, however it was much much colder. We tried at first, thinking we would warm up to it. In the end we had to get wet suits.
The beach area is lovely and vast, there were loads of children with their families enjoying a day at the beach (right now its school holidays). We found a nice little place on the sand, and I was surprised when Jared said it would be safe leaving our valuables in our bags. We had managed to only bring my backpack so I just made sure that they were on the bottom, in a hard to get place.
Once we got our wet suits we headed for the water. I can not tell you how amazingly clear the water was, and how white the sand is. Even when the waves come up over your head, you can still look down in the water and nearly see your toes.
I think one day I would want to move to Cornwall, if only it never rained! ;)
We were pleasantly surprised at how cheap the journey cost us. We were on the other side of Cornwall, just over an hours drive and 45 min on the train, and it only cost us £8 for both of us AND round trip! What a bargain. Jared and I recently purchased a rail card that gives us 1/3 off our tickets when we travel together, and we have already got more than our moneys worth, seeing as they only cost us £30 and saved us more than £40 in Cornwall alone!
If only we had been a little more prepared on what we brought to the beach, and if we had had more time, I am sure we could have stayed in St. Ives, for a couple of days at least!.
Next time we buy the wet suits, for future use!