Fortunate maritime climate you ask? Well I think so; I can remember spending two months in Morocco – day after day of blazing sunshine and every day a carbon copy of the one before. Even I was starting to feel the monotony but the locals were literally crying out for a change in the weather. They couldn’t work in the midday heat, they couldn’t grow stuff, but mostly they mourned to total lack of variety in their weather. They were deadly serious when they looked me in the eye and said they wished they had weather more like ours.

So what do you do during a wet weekend in Newquay? Well if you’ve ran off with the neighbour’s wife/daughter/ or a randy work colleague or even your own other half, the answer should be obvious: book yourself in for a day’s surfing, kiting, or mountain biking. Or coasteering. Or paintballing. Or quad biking. Or just wrap up and go for a stroll on the windswept beaches before ducking into a cosy headland pub for a hot chocolate and something stronger. Really, there is no such thing as bad weather in Cornwall, only the wrong clothes.

With this in mind, two local vagabonds, Andi Milson and Dom Moore, have set up City2Surf with the aim of introducing the best of Cornwall and its activities to stressed out city types on a budget. City2Surf is a super budget travel agency running two and three day trips to Newquay with coach travel from London and back for the impressively low price of £94. The coaches are supplied by Biotravel and use biodiesel and travellers will be able to enjoy surf movies on the journey down to the accommodation in Newquay, The Surf Sanctuary.

The Surf Sanctuary, a small surf lodge set up by a bunch of ne’er do-well co-conspirators offers their guests to try their hand a range of ‘free’ sports such as kitesurfing, powerkiting, surfing, coasteering, mountain biking and general hiking along the trails of Cornwall. The crew are all well versed in getting the most out of the day and there is none of the usual ‘cooler than thou’ bullshit that you can sometimes find at activity bases in tourist towns. The guys at TSS are laid back and friendly and work hard at making the most of your time down there - with seven beaches in walking distance and the better bars and restaurants close by, the lodge’s proximity and local knowledge are definitely an advantage.

Activities can be arranged to suit just about any budget: the lodge has a slew of OS maps and guide books to get you out and about for free (you cannot beat a good ramble along the coastal path – don’t be fooled by the word ‘path’, it’s more of a cliff hugging wild track!), mountain bike rental for a tenner and budget surf and kite lessons right through to bespoke advanced lessons for serious improvers in their chosen sports. All you need to do is let the crew know what activities you might be interested in during your stay and they’ll do their best to hook it up for you.

The best thing about spending a hardcore day out in the elements of stunning Cornwall? Well that’s got to be that first refreshing sip of a well earned pint of the local speciality, Rattler Cyder. Take it steady though; you’ll want a clear head to get up and to it all again the next morning...

Visit http://www.city2surf.co.uk for the latest information and deals.

Alec Roberston, the local council leader was said to be so much delighted to be involved in the opening of the facility yesterday, July 15, 2009.
"This development marks another important stage in our plans to create a world class airport in Cornwall and I am sure that the new lounge will be well used," he added.

The lounge was said to be a significant improvement to the airport’s business facilities having a more relaxed atmosphere and comfortable seating that can accommodate for up to 24 passengers.

Aside from having a world- class service, it also has a broadband access for computer fanatics, a viewing area and hot and cold snacks.

“The facility was a gateway to Cornwall and is important to the economic generation agenda.” Said Carleen Kelemen, director of the Convergence Partnership Office for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

This project was said to be a follow up for the £50 million redevelopment of Terminal One of the Manchester Airport that was formally launched earlier this month.

The development is approved in accordance to the 2005 Airport Guidelines 2

• the construction and operation of the infrastructure met a clearly defined objective of general interest, notably the development of the Cornwall region;
• the infrastructure development was necessary and proportional to the objective pursued by the UK authorities;
• there were satisfactory medium-term prospects for use of the infrastructure;
• all potential users had access to it in an equal and non-discriminatory manner; and
• the development of trade was not affected to an extent contrary to the Community interest.

But given its goal, the airport will still need up to £68.4 million funding. It is now looking for more funds through the European Regional Development Fund and other national sources.

According to Keren Medweth, the Newquay Cornwall Airport’s Head for Commercial Development, the opening of this new link will open a new market for Newquay. Birmingham is a good source after all. The main goal of this is to serve travelers who just want to leisurely travel to Newquay.

There are many reasons on why this new airport will be interesting. For one, Newquay is the surf capital of UK. It boasts a wide array of beaches and restaurants. Its attractions range from historical to leisurely. If anyone is looking to travel especially in the summer, Newquay is the perfect place.

The departure times are also scheduled accordingly. There will be Sunday and Friday times to provide a venue for weekend travelers. The gain here is the one hour trip which beats the 4 hour drive to Newquay if the plane is ignored.

The cost is also friendly. It is just £18.99 which is inclusive of taxes and charges. This will then gain an upperhand with the amount of money one is going to spend if he opts to drive. It is roughly £45 just for gas. This gives more reasons to visitors to use the airport for their travel.