We started our touring this morning at Plymouth Harbor and the Barbican, the oldest remaining part of the town. Plymouth was almost completely destroyed by bombs in WWII as it was an important harbor. This small area was spared.
The Mayflower set sail from here on September 6, 1620. There are steps and a memorial commemorating that trip. Captain Cook also sailed from here.
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| The Mayflower memorial |
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| Plymouth Gin distillery, supposed to be well known |
I've never seen a metallic painted car before, and definitely not a pink one. This Audi really stood out.
There was a rowing club out in the harbor.
We stopped in the village of Looe in Cornwall County for lunch. This was a tin mining area, and Cornish Pasties are the local food. I had a traditional one with steak and vegetable filling. It was good and very filling. The seagulls were eyeing my food. He waited patiently, so he got some crust.
This castle looking house was on a hill with other regular houses. Strange!
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| Looe beach |
Cornwall scenery
Back in Plymouth I took a picture of this bombed out church facade. They left it as a memorial to the people who died during the WWII bombings. The building behind it kind of looks like wings.
My first ever experience "putting the kettle on". Every hotel room has had one with an assortment of teas and instant coffee. This hotel had instant hot chocolate, too.
I'm hoping it will help my sore throat and cough. The first week on the bus everyone was fine. Week two some people started coughing. By now, pretty much everyone, including us, is sick with a cough, sore throat and runny nose. I think the germs just keep spreading around.
Our route for today.
