We have just spent a very enjoyable weekend camping on the back lawn of the Boscastle rectory. It is the home of the vicar of Boscastle and Tintagel.
"What are a bunch heathen pirates doing camping on the vicars lawn?" I hear you ask.
Well what many people don't realise is that the vicar of Boscastle and Tintagel is one of the founder members of the Pirates of St. Piran and she has a very different alter ego, as the notorious "Mad Mary Peg" who is a very formidable cutlass wielding pirate wench who takes no crap from nobody and can damn your soul to hell with just a withering look.
She also has a huge collection of delicious and unusual gins.
I'm not sure what her parishioners thought as we sat in her garden with a huge skull and crossbones flag flying in the wind, singing bawdy sea shanties, and imbibing copious amounts of rum and gin based beverages.
But even a vicar has to let her hair down now and again.
To be fair, most of her parishioners are very well aware of he secret life as a pirate and find it quite exciting, particularly when we perform to raise money for the church roof. :)
