thanks for that Phil - sounds like you had a great time. Lundy island
is somewhere i have thought about going a few times, and i think i
will venture over there next year now based on your recommendation.

we have a veggie group up and running in cardiff - set up about two
years ago. However, i have been a bit pre-occupied with other things
of late and haven't organised anything for a while. I shall be
sorting out another meeting / event very soon - hope you'd be able to
make it :-)

Bex

--- In cardiff-vale-vegetarians@..., "philip195850"
<groeswenphil@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Group,
>
> My name is Phil. I live in a tiny hamlet called Groeswen, near
Caerphilly.
>
> I used to belong to a Vegetarian group based in Cardiff during the
> late eighties, early nineties I suppose. Anybody here from that era?
>
> Anyway. Just back from a holiday on Lundy Island.
> Lundy is about three miles long and liesi between the English
> South-West and Wales, in the Bristol Channel. To get there, you
take a
> boat from Ilfracombe or Bideford although there are a few day
sailings
> from Wales now and again.
>
> I stayed in a tent....in a force 9 gale....but that's another story.
> Reason I'm mentioning this holiday here is because the possibilities
> for vegetarians here are rather good.
>
> There's only one pub on the island :- The Marisco tavern, but quite
> honestly, it's probably the best pub in the whole world.
> Beer is excellent, views outstanding. There were at least three
> vegetarian meals every day. I had a vegetable curry one night...and
> the vegetables tasted as if they had just left the ground. There was
> also quite a few options for a vegetarian breakfast....the main
cooked
> full English vegetarian breakfast; well, the plate was about the
size
> of my keyboard and it was packed. In fact, I didn't feel like
anything
> for the rest of the day.
>
> There's a little shop on the island and once again, this was a joy.
> Even though we were so remote, it appeared full of fresh veg....some
> organic ...plenty of opportunities to knock up a fantastic dinner
here.
>
> There are about 12 properties available on the island. The biggest
> takes about ten guests and the smallest is for a single occupant.
> You could stay in a castle, a lighthouse, a mini - mansion, but be
> warned...some of the properties are really remote. I saw one which
was
> about two miles from the main centre; over a lonely path crossing
> uninhabited moorland.
>
> Campsite can't take that many campers as the facilities are quite
> small.....and be warned....unisex. Three stalls and three showers,
but
> spotlessly clean.
>
> I've some photographs and a short video of my force 9 camping
> experience here:-
>
> http://www.esnips.com/web/Lundy
>
> Best wishes,
> Phil
>