I don’t know which is more unbelievable: the fact that we booked our summer holiday for 2023 before 2022 had ended, or that it wasn’t to a warm country. We had initially planned to go to Italy with the boys, but when my mom and stepdad asked to plan a joint vacation, we changed tack. My mom doesn’t do hot weather, and we missed the UK - always having felt bummed out that we’d never visited Cornwall while we still lived there.
And yes, it rained. A lot. But boy, did it not disappoint.
Cornwall is rough, wild, gloomy, magical, and some days we felt like the water was swallowing us whole from all directions.
I didn’t film every single thing we did, chasing instead to stay in the moment, but I filmed some. And I drew in my sketchbooks, mostly at night in the dimly lit dining room of the 17th century cottage we were staying in (which sounds romantic and kind of was but also was very damp and covered in moths, but that kind of give and take is expected after 370+ years). Here’s a video, including gloomy music and no talking, because after two weeks on vacation with two loud little boys, I think the whole world needs some quiet.
Some more scans below for your enjoyment. Click to enlarge.
Sketchbook: Seawhite of Brighton A4 eco sketchbook
Materials: Crayons, watercolors and colored pencils
Music: by Hannah Lindgren via Epidemic Sounds!
