Camel River Hike and St. Austell Brewery tour

This morning we piled into the fateful van and headed out for a hike. The road trip was pretty as always, but unfortunately half the group was feeling motion sick by the time we arrived. Those windy Cornish roads with hedges built up high make for tough trips.
The weather started off well, but as we parked alongside the Camel River trail, the weather turned for the worse. It's really amazing how quickly it can go from sun to rain. But luckily for us today, it pretty much remained a mist for the entire walk. Oddly enough, the mist was nice. The walk was beautiful, with the brackish river on one side and the rolling hills on the other. Families on bikes streaming by almost constantly, kept us company along our way. But for me, it was nice to get away from things. I trailed far back, lost in deep thoughts. It was a well needed escape.
After the hike we drove down to St. Austell for a tour of the brewery. Leanny lead a great tour, bringing us through all parts of the brewing process. It was one of those tours where you get to walk through the actual place where they were brewing, not just a setup, touristy place. We even were able to stick our heads into beer that was finishing up fermenting.The beer they make is great. In fact, Tribute Ale is one of my favourites (like the Bristish spelling?) in all of England. Beyond that they have a nice IPA called Proper Job and a handful of other decent cask ales. I think the only bummer, although it's nice in some ways, is that they don't distribute out of the UK. In fact, they don't even distribute anything out of Cornwall, except for the Tribute.