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- May 5, 2025, 11:57 AM
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
EnglandPorthleven50°6’3” N 5°16’30” W
Pitiful Penzance 🏴☠️ & Fun Falmouth

It ain’t just the Pirates 🏴☠️ that were ‘revolting’ in Penzance! We definitely were not ‘….so happy we almost pee’d our pants…’ (Pretty Woman fans will get it) What a dump! There are a few things in this life that you know for sure: death, taxes AND that I’ll never return to Penzance. We even detoured around it when leaving this morning. Newlyn, where last night’s AirBnB was (which was really lovely by the way) …also a town to avoid. One of those situations where, if you had your time over, you’d book in the adjoining (and charming) Mousehole. But, considering our luck up until now, one ‘foul’ not a problem at all. Hey! The sun ☀️ is shining again and this Bank 🏦 Holiday is looking good…
Due to the Bank Holiday most places are closed so we had to call into The Coinage Hall in Helston. Trust me; it’s a once only visit! The prices are not representative of UK in general by the way! Helston looked sweet though!
Falmouth was our next destination. Now it’s not a village, in fact, probably the largest town so far… it even has a McDonalds! The lovely part of town adjacent to the harbour has a village feel. Church Street in Falmouth felt like it was made for Mark & I: every corner revealing another little shop bursting with quirky gifts, handmade trinkets, and nautical oddities: NONE of which we needed! After an hour or so of browsing, we ducked into The Grapes Hotel. adjourned with rainbow 🏳️🌈 flags. First time this holiday we noticed this. It was kinda ‘comforting’ knowing we were ‘sailing’ in friendly seas! We found a window seat, and nursed our drinks while watching the boats drift lazily in the harbour outside our window seat. There was something perfect about that moment—just us, the clink of glasses, and the sound of partygoers enjoying the afternoon. We had a ‘baby Guinness’ and just kicked back!
As we wandered back out into the streets, I pulled out the little hip flask-sized bottle of Cornish whisky I’d picked up earlier and took a cheeky sip, grinning as the warmth spread through my chest. Mark just laughed, shaking his head!
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Traveler It can’t all be wonderful. That’s the joy of travel. Some will resonate more than others. Enjoy it all. Good or bad. It’s part of the fun.
Traveler Absolutely 👍🏻 … biggest problem at this moment is our Airbnb booking in London! Looks as if the host has gone AWOL ! Not happy Jan! Off to sleep 😴 now and hoping for resolution tomorrow. X
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