Day 40 Penzance to home (St. Martin's)



ready for take off

We were awake early (our body time adjustment!) 

Past the Longships lighthouse

and had some breakfast in Heather & Alan's flat before walking to the train station for our 0845 Skybus pickup.  The skies were overcast, dry and fog free for which we were thankful.  We were there early and waited .....and waited and still no minibus and so I 

St. Martin's comes in view

found the number and called Lands End Airport because we were due to take off at 0930.  They recognised the booking which seemed to have slipped past the system and so said we would be sent a taxi.  The taxi duly arrived after a few minutes and whisked us to the airport and we barely made the check in time.  We 

then Tresco

had gone round the world and had numerous check ins but it was only with the Steamship Company that we had a problem.  The plane was the bigger Twin Otter and it wasn't full which meant that it could take all our luggage after some weight redistribution.  So we landed at 0950 took the minibus to St. Mary's quay, contacted Tresco Boats so that we could go on a 1115 boat to Lower Town and then phoned Rod Bluff who met us on the quay with his car.  We were home by 1150 to be met by a meow or two from Button our cat.





Pool Green & Higher Town

This confirmed that we were safely home with some really happy memories of a wonderful holiday.