A Trip to Plymouth, Devon - 6th April 2007
For the first time in over a year, Nosher wanders down to Plymouth to see Mother and Mike. This time, Isobel comes along to see some of Nosher's old stomping ground, so we wander around Plymouth Hoe and the Barbican for a while before heading off via the Torpoint Ferry to Cornwall. Once in Cornwall, we find a spot on the wide ranges of sand at Whitsand Bay and hang out for a while, looking at the rock pools and sea-creatures clinging to the rocks. Upon our return, Mike has created another impressive feast of fish, and to round off the night he gets out a small still and rustles up a spot of on-demand fire-water for our pleasure.
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No matter how many times I visit Plymouth (and despite having lived there for 3 years), this remains a compulsory shot of Smeaton's Tower |
West Hoe, Plymouth |
The spot where Nosher would while away many an hour which was meant to be spent revising |
Flower garden, East Hoe |
Isobel mills around near a K6 phone box on East Hoe |
Lenkiewicz's murals are fading badly, compared to their 1980s state |
Some dude rides up to the Barbican on a Harley-Davidson |
The Plymouth Gin Distillery, once a famouse student pub haunt, now a shop and museum |
Inside the Plymouth Gin Distillery |
On the Barbican: the customs house (right) |
Fishing boat on the harbour |
The "Plymouth Quest" |
A mural next to Cap'n Jasper's burger bar, and a bunch of bikers |
People hang around near New Street, and the Mayflower Steps |
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Isobel stands on a pdium thing erected over the site of the original Mayflower Steps, where the Pilgrims left to found America |
A classic Jaguar XK on the Hoe is admired by all |
East Hoe, and Smeaton's Tower |
A couple of ships moored at Devonport, including F87 - HMS Chatham |
On the Torpoint Ferry |
Isobel stops to change feet on Whitsand Bay beach |
Matted seaweed clings to the rocks |
Standing on the beach |
Jagged rocks stick out of the sand |
Mussels by the million cling to the rocks and wait for the tide to return |
Isobel on the seafront |
Aeolian and water erosion patterns |
Footprints on the sand |
Nosher's feet, and rippled sand |
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Strange sea-creature |
Multiple feet |
On the drive back to the Tamar Bridge, a viaduct in Cornwall |
Near Meavy, on Dartmoor: sheep |
The Royal Oak pub, Meavy |
Back at Mother and Mike's: Sis and Matt wait for dinner |
Izzy, Mother and Mike |
Matt takes a photo as Sis hides |
Matt, Sis, Mike (with a towel on his head for some reason) and Mother |
Iz and Mother |
Action shot: Nosher holds a glass of wine |
Matt, who looks like he's doing a self-portrait |
Nosher pouts |
Mike's mini still is on the go |
Iz helps out in the kitchen |
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