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Falmouth

Falmouth, United Kingdom was our first port. Cornwall stretches west into the sea, with plenty of magnificent coastline. It's the birthplace of King Arthur. Falmouth is a resort town, fishing harbor, yachting center, and commercial port. The ship's doctor
recommended that Mom stay put for the day, so I took this bus tour on my own. The bus tour was called "Scenic Cornish Panoramic Drive. We drove to Truro, passing Penryn, continuing to Redruth, Marazion and Penzanoe and then back to the pier - about 4 hours including stops.
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Being piloted into the Falmouth Harbor.
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Being piloted into the Falmouth Harbor.

  • Being piloted into the Falmouth Harbor.
  • At the end of its own peninsula stands the formidable Pendennis Castle built by Henry Vii in the 1540s and improved by his daughter, Elizabeth I.
  • An incredibly beautiful day!
  • Guest houses abound
  • Houses are all different sizes and in various stages of renovation - note the palm tree
  • I was fascinated by all the different types of hedge rows.
  • Remnants of the tin industry - Nestling in the far southwest of England, Cornwall is synonymous with many traditions, including the Pasty - the thick outside edge is for holding not eating...the miner's couldn't wash their hands in the mines so the crust kept them from poisoning themselves!
  • more hedgerows and a tin smelter
  • St. Michael's Mount is a 14th-century castle built on the site of a Benedictine chapel founded by Edward the Confessor. In its time , the island has served as a church, a fortress, and a private residence. It is off the village of Marazion.
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  • The streets are narrow and the bus covers the whole road - shooting from the bus window, you can see how close we were.
  • This is the village of Marazion.
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  • This hotel in Penzance, does a booming business serving tea and scones to bus loads of tourists - including us!
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  • "Cream tea" stop - clotted cream, jam and scones. The largest producer of Clotted Cream, Rodda's, currently produces 25 tons per day...and this was the best that we had!
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