We are so lucky

Flushed with the success of our BBQ, we kept the fingers crossed for good weather on our coach trip day out on the 25th August. We need not have worried as the 27 members who were looking forward to the outing gathered in the car park in sunshine fairly early on the Sunday morning awaiting our transport.
We had booked a 29 seater but was delighted when a 35 seater turned up, mainly because it gave us room to spread out and be really comfortable as we would be on and off the bus several times during the day.
The three venue trip continued in fine weather and after an hour we arrived at our first stop, the National dahlia collection trial grounds at Long Rock near Penzance. Around 3 acres of dahlias in numerous beds at their best for us to photograph, admire, smell and order if we liked any particular ones. Varfell farm is only open to the public on one day of the year and we took advantage of this, still in perfect weather, heaven!

After nearly 2 hours, we were ready for a bite to eat so on to the coach again and headed for Penzance town centre where our party were given 90 mins to grab a lunch wherever they fancied and get back to the coach again. Some just sat along the lovely promenade nibbling on sandwiches among the 'palm' trees, Codyline Australis really, Cornish palms, overlooking the busy sea traffic. This is where the Scilly Isles ferry comes in too. Others like me opted for an outdoor café lunch which was very nice thank you in the warm sun, the view from our chosen café below.

Off then to our final destination, N.T.'s fine walled garden, Trengwainton gardens just on the Western outskirts of Penzance. Still the sun shone and after walking around their excellent, impressive grounds, we were all on time at the rendez-vous tea rooms, comparing notes and photos at what we had just seen. The furthest point of the gardens actually overlooks the whole of Mounts Bay and what a sight , the sea sparkling in the sunshine from our high viewpoint was memorable.
All in all, a great day out which everyone as they wearily stepped off the coach commented on.
To my surprise, instead of getting in their adjacent parked cars, several strode off to visit their allotment before heading home, their stamina I admired, oh to be young again, or even young-ish.
We were lucky to get both important days in our allotment calendar to be sunny, happy, successful days.