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So it ends....
... the up and up for all of us.
I wanted to leave this blog with my top threes of our trip
Countries:
1st = China
2nd = Vietnam
3rd = Malaysia
Nicest Capital City:
1st = Beijing
2nd = Hong Kong
3rd = KL
Food:
1st = China (soups and noodles)
2nd = India (curries, tea and my fav Roti)
3rd = Vietnam (pure choice of good ...
Back to England
Arklow to Falmouth 35 hours non stop, 29 hours in heavy fog, so not much to see!
We set off coming out of Arklow at 130' for 5.3 nm and then 206 nm on 180' to Lands End.Then so many miles at 42' to take us past the lizard, and a slow creep across Falmouth bay for the last 6 nm into Falmouth. All in all 219 nm.
Tides were great coming into springs, mostly helpful, and when the tides should have been against us we were crossing the Bristol channel and they were on ...
Connecting w/Cousins-Together Again 4 the 1st Time
Driving about 4 hours from Salisbury to Camborne, Cornwall, where my Dad was born and lived until he was 9. So excited to meet my Cousins Sandy Bennetts and Yvonne Wilkin! The B & B we're staying in is right around the corner from the home my Dad lived in, and just a couple blocks from my Grandma Mills' childhood home.
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Fiddler on the Cliff
... are just as pretty and still a magnet for artists, and the golden sand beaches are a nice contrast to the rocky coast of Lands End nearby.
The highlight of our week was that we were treated to theatre tickets for Minnack Theatre by our friends. This outdoor amphitheatre was carved out of the cliffs almost single handed by a lady who owned the land, which would have been an amazing feat. The stage ...
The coastal belt
... We wandered around the place, saw kids catching crabs, and then after few hours, decided to have some cornish ice cream as always to savour the moment. We reached Plymouth by noon and then decided to do a short ferry ride and see Plymouth around. The ferry ride was quite good, with we getting sight of some of the top notch British naval ships and subs. An hour's trip, and we discovered some beautiful scenic views of the shore from ...


