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Trip start
September 2, 2019
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Arrival St. Mary's
September 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
All the travel worked well, but it was a long journey. We left home at 9 p.m. Monday and got to st. Mary's at midday Tuesday. The b&b is very good and we are the only people in it. Lunch of mussels and shrimps overlooking the beach was a perfect way to start. So far it has been warm and sunny but there a chance of showers every day this week.Read more
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Evening walk
September 3, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After a rest we went for a walk around the promontory next to the town. Called "The Garrison", it is a fort started in 1540 and developed during the civil war, and the Napoleonic wars. Now it is an expensive hotel and restaurant. It is just an hour to walk all around and the views are spectacular over to all the other islands, which mostly are just 15 or 20 mins away by boat.Read more
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Tresco
September 4, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This morning we took an inter-island boat to Tresco and stayed on the island all day. The crossing in the morning was very windy and bumpy and we arrived cold and soaked through with spray. Fortunately the sun came out, warmed us up and dried off our clothes. We had a walk across the island for an hour or so, then down to the Tresco Abbey Gardens. Because the Gulf Stream brings warm water, the island can grow semi tropical plants and the Abbey gardens are renowned for this.Read more
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Tresco 2
September 4, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
In addition to semi tropical plants, Tresco is also home to a colony of red squirrels, there are no grey squirrels so they live happily in peace!
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st. mary's
September 5, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
A long walk up the middle of the island of St. Mary's to go the remains of an ancient settlement dating to a couple of hundred years A.D., and in use for another thousand years, and next to it a Bronze Age tomb from maybe 2000 years B.C. Then back along the coastal path to a restaurant in a spectacular site overlooking the bay. On the way back a trip to the small town of Old Town, including the grave of Harold Wilson.Read more
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St. Mary's 2
September 5, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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Last day - st. Martins
September 6, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We have been pretty lucky with the weather up to now. Despite a chilly breeze it's been mostly sunny and so very pleasant for walking. Today lived up to the forecast for cloudy and light rain. We decided to get the boat to another 'out island' and chose St Martin's and again were lucky as mainly the rain held off until our return journey. Only 120 people live on the island so it is very sparsely built on and mainly produces flowers for posting to the mainland. It has the most spectacular beaches with no development and lots of footpaths for walking. Over the last three days Janet's watch says we have done 17,000, 18,000 and 14,000 steps and it feels like it. We will enjoy sitting for 5 hours on a train tomorrow after the 20 minute flight to Lands End.
This evening when we went for dinner there were dozens of swimmers on the beach preparing for a 2 day swim between the island's and some were not even wearing wetsuits.Read more
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Food
September 6, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We were a bit apprehensive about the food on this trip as there are only a few restaurants on each island and a captive audience. We have definitely had to book a day in advance and several were fully booked or we had to eat early or late. However we have eaten really well (and too much) with wonderful fish and seafood including local crab, lobster, hake, megrim, mackerel, mussels. The reviews said the restaurants were expensive but we found them not much different to London prices. We will definitely have to diet when we get home.Read more
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Penzance
September 7, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Flight from the Scillies left well early so we have time for lunch in Penzance. Little 8-seater plane with just five passengers on it, and a young lady pilot. Great views over the islands and coming in to lands end.Read more
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Trip end
September 7, 2019