29th June
Falmouth Poor weather kept us in Falmouth for a few more days than expected, so on Friday (22nd) Chris decided to fit a new pressure release valve to the water boiler – a quick job he said (which ended up taking the best part of five hours and left him with scratched arms looking like he’d been in a catfight!). Carole managed to sort out some outstanding paperwork and have a clean-up during this time. On Saturday (23rd) we took a long stroll around Falmouth town centre, stocking up on some necessities. We then baked some scones on-board and shared a cream tea with our friends, Tom and Linda in the afternoon.
On Sunday (24th) we joined Tom and Linda for a Sunday roast at a local hostelry and then sunned ourselves in their garden before returning to the boat to watch England lose on penalties to Italy. The weather forecast for Monday (25th) looked promising so we arranged to meet Tom and Linda on their motor boat for a trip up the river Fal. We set off around 10 am and quickly made progress to some very pretty parts of the river. We moored at a lovely spot where we were suitably refreshed with tea and cake. Returning to the boat the drizzle began again and we headed back to the marina and our boat, where Chris then began checking the charts and pilot books for our trip next day to Penzance