Days 8 & 9 Tuesday and Wednesday May 20th and 21st Dartmouth to home

Apologies for the delay in posting this final one for the journey but as you appreciate when you get home there is much to catch up on and this got put on the back burner!  The day we left Dartmouth was bright and sunny and so after breakfast we packed and got a lift back to the car in Park and Ride from the B&B owner which was kind of him.  The stay in Dartmouth had been excellent with the accommodation awesome and plenty to do in and around the town.  We had by no means explored it all and it would certainly be worth another visit.  We had not seen the car since we parked it four days before.  We loaded our luggage and were soon away.

We had arranged to visit Val and Graham Thomas at their flat in Saltash on the way through as, although they live on St Martin's, Graham is having regular treatment at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and so they are currently spending a lot of time on the mainland.  We got slightly lost on the journey to Plymouth but found our way to the A38 and eventually over the bridge and soon found the correct address.  It was good to see V & G, we were able to catch up with the news and see a little of their other life.  They were in good form.  We were treated to lunch at "Bandits" - a restaurant owned by Graham's son Dean - which was good in a slightly wild west setting.  After lunch we said our goodbyes and drove further west.  All went well and we stopped at Hayle shopping centre for a cup of tea and to buy a couple of items.  We then carried on and returned the car to Enterprise at Long Rock.  All was well with the car (sigh of relief!) and they dropped us into Penzance.   We had a pre-arranged meal at the Premier Inn and retired fairly early.

We were up early (for us) on the Wednesday in order to breakfast, pack and get to the Scillonian for 0845.  It was a bit overcast but not too breezy with the promise of the sun breaking through later. We could not use our favourite seats as the Scillonian was quite busy 

Daymark - nearly home

with 120 swimmers going across

Higher Town from Sc !!!

 for an event during the day.  The crossing was good and soon the islands came into view with St Martin's and the Daymark prominently visible.
We docked, disembarked and were soon on the ferry to Higher Town where Mandy met us and delivered us home.  We had had an excellent break with several things achieved which we wanted to do and Dartmouth proving an interesting place for us to visit.  Apologies again for this being a delayed post and thanks to all those who have viewed the blog and especially for the comments.