We had a lovely breakfast sitting in the conservatory window and looking out on the garden. There was a small buffet selection and a choice of menu options that were cooked to order. I chose Belgian Waffles with fruit compote. They were delicious but the portion was enormous!
One of the reasons we chose to stay near St Austell is it was very near to the Eden project and that is where we headed straight after breakfast. We visited the Rainforest Biome first and, considering it is a rainforest climate, it was less humid inside than it had been outside for the past few days.
We finished exploring this Biome just in time for lunch, after which we visited the Mediterranean Biome. The plants in this environment were much more familiar to us. Next, we visited The Core building which houses the Invisible Worlds exhibition alongside other temporary exhibitions. The architecture of The Core is based on the structure of a sunflower, which is made of hundreds of seeds that combine to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
One of our favourite artworks in The Core was Infinity Blue. The sculpture almost reaches the roof. It pays homage to one of the smallest living beings, cyanobacteria. Inside the sculpture steam is produced and puffed out as rings. It was lovely to see children running around the sculpture trying to catch them.
By this time, after over 5 hours in the Eden project, we had run out of steam so we returned to the Waterwheel to chill out before dining in The Longstore in the nearby Charlestown. I chose lemon sole with Rosmary potatoes and Mr C chose steak. Both meals were delicious.
Afterwards we walked round Charlestown harbour before returning our billet for a nightcap in the bar.
