Last Day

Today is the last day of the current trip. The weather is clearly sulking as we were greeted with wall-to-wall cloud. At least it wasn’t raining. We went down to breakfast and were surprised to see how busy it was. Evidently there was a flurry of check-ins yesterday. Trevor and Jane were running a bit late as Trevor had woken with a nosebleed which took some attention.

The plan for the day was fluid, but centred on Falmouth itself. The four of us walked into town and made our way to the National Maritime Museum which was hosting an exhibition on Pirates. Much of the rest of the museum was closed off as they were doing maintenance on the main display space. The ships and boats that had been there during our last trip had all been removed and workmen were scurrying about doing whatever was needed. We started with the displays on Cornish seafaring and the Falmouth Packet service then moved on to the exhibition on Pirates. It was all very well done, and very enjoyable. Before leaving the museum we went to the top of the watchtower. This afforded us excellent views over the harbour, though there were no Naval vessels nor other large ships in port today.

From the museum we took Jane and Trevor to see the small fisherman’s cottage in which we stayed during our last visit then crossed the road for a drink in “The Chain Locker” opposite. To add to the entertainment, the young girl behind the bar lit the wood-burner and promptly set off the fire alarms. A few moments of panic ensued as the staff opened all the doors to let the smoke out, and phoned the fire brigade to tell them it was a false alarm.

After our drink and all the excitement we left and continued our walk through town. Diane and I got waylaid at the bookshop… and left clutching a bag full of books and maps. Jane and Trevor had gone ahead for their own shopping. We ended up meeting over a cup of tea in a small cafe before heading for Trago Mills. To be fair, it was a lot less frantic than our trip on Monday. Diane was able to pick up the items she wanted and the 20% pensioners discount and the £7-off vouchers made the purchases very reasonable. 

Clutching our various purchases we made our way slowly back to the hotel for a quiet hour before dinner.