Woke at around 0230…took an hour or so to nod back off again. Rose at 0800 and descended to the breakfast room…I had the full English. Pretty ordinary. Walked out of the village to collect the car…managed to park up briefly near the Inn…packed our bags into the motor and headed up toward the village of Paul to meet Andrew…a friend of Aki’s from Rowing Club knows him from college days and suggested he may purchase Jim and Emma’s tickets for Wednesday night’s show.
He lives in a small but comfortable stone cottage, but works in Dublin teaching textile design! Sat outside and chatted over tea and biscuits. Drove on to Penzance and did a big shop at Sainsbury’s. Filled the car with petrol. Stopped off at Stevenson’s the fishmonger to buy fresh fish. Aki opened the rear car door to put her purchase in one of the shopping bags, only for said bag to topple out, smashing one of her bottles of vino! Drove back to Mousehole and found the AirBnB…it’s in a converted detached house on two levels…the upper storey has been converted into a one bed flat with kitchen, bathroom, and living room.
We sat out on the balcony enjoying the stunning view of the harbour. Cooked chicken, fresh sardines, and vegetables on a barbecue and ate outside. Walked dinner off…wandered down Newlyn Road to take a look at the old Penlee Lifeboat station, which saw tragedy strike when the boat was lost in a hurricane in December 1981…moving memorial plaque and garden. One of the fallen was the then landlord of the Ship Inn. Walked back into the village for a swift beer in the Ship Inn…they had live music from a chap on guitar and harmonica doing recognisable covers of American hits of the 60s and 70s. Walked back up the steep hill. Made a packed lunch ahead of a long day tomorrow. Bath then bed…
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