Today dawned fine and clear so we headed off to explore the local area. First up was Charlestown Port where there is a fully rigged sailing ship, set in a picturesque area made all the more attractive by the sunny day. This area was owned and developed by the Rashleigh family centuries ago. Lunch was a pasty. They are not described as anything other than just a pasty.
We then headed towards Polkerris which consists of a privately owned hotel on the beach front, after negotiating the narrow roads, parking was impossible and involved reversing and juggling of cars to get back. It is really beautiful countryside and seaside. We had to laugh as we were going along these roads when we had to drive behind a farmer who was moving his cows back for milking, patience is a virtue here.
Then it was on to Fowey which is perched on the side of a hill overlooking St Austell Bay. By this time we were getting used to narrow roads. We could see Polruan on the other side of the bay and to get there involved another ferry ride. We had a ferry yesterday at Dartmouth. When we got off the ferry, we thought we would be right there in the town but it involved a few miles of county roads before we got there. Again beautiful views over the coast and hinterland.
Returning to St Austall we stopped at a white clay factory and display centre, but as it was late in the afternoon we weren't able to see any of the workings, so it was back home for tea.
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