Blogs from Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hello from Cornwall England, specifically the town of Falmouth. We arrived in the early hours of the morning and anchored off the coast. This is a shallow water harbor, and it is greatly affected by the tides, so the ship is about 3 miles off the coast. Since it is a tender port, we did not book any excursions here. Also, we've been here previously and did not see anything new that we really wanted to do anyway. This is the last stop on our cruise across the Atlantic. Tomorrow, we reach Southhampton where 1200 passengers are scheduled to depart. We will be with the other 800 who are staying for the second cruise. Regardless, all passengers had to go through UK Immigration this morning. It was a simple matter of bringing our passports to one ... read more

4thAugust Helford river to Falmouth today – 7nm. No wind, and what there was came right on the nose, so didn't even bother tacking back and forth like some other yachts did, just pointed right for Falmouth and motored in. No mucking around...just get there!! Came to the Falmouth Yacht Haven and there was a spot right against the pontoon for us – Yay, no rafting up. Nice and secure. Went to the Chain-locker for dinner. Pub very close by and had 2 courses for 10pound each!! **Not much really happened in Falmouth, loved window shopping in all the little shops (so many of them) found a Caribbean food cafe and had the best Roti since Tobago. Really didn't hold much hope for it – a roti in the UK, but sure enough, it was fantastic. ... read more

Geo: 50.156, -5.07108Our good friend Mel kindly came with us to Southampton so that he could drive our car back. We boarded the Silver Whisper and were just in time for a late lunch. It took ages to unpack as we have brought more luggage than we would normally because the weather is going to be so variable. Prior to sailing we had the inevitable safety procedure, donning our life belts and going to the muster station. At least Silversea do this seriously unlike some other cruise firms we could mention!We finally got to meet our butler- Chan- and got the champagne delivered. We had expected a bottle in our suite but no- quell horreur-. However all was quickly corrected. We had a quick rendezvous on the pool deck for sail away and met a few ... read more

Left Brighton on 16th June 2013 at 5pm, we had good weather and winds eventually (in the right direction !).We spent a few hours bobbing along the coast at Brighton watching the London to Brighton bike ride before the wind picked up. It was Sam's first time night sailing and she did amazingly well, once she stopped taking the sea sickness tablets and woke up ! Andy I used both seabands for my wrists and anti-sickness meds which turned me into zombie that feels sick 24/7. Despite this I didn't throw up which is a miracle and an answer to prayer. I had the appetite of a Vegetarian Zombie so ate more than Andy on the first night. The sea was calm so the first night was really pleasant, despite the rain I had prepared to ... read more

The walk from Coverack to Helford, being a distance of about 12 miles, was slightly frustrating towards the end as part of the walk entails wading across Gillian Creek to St Anthony-in-Menage (land of monks) so as to continue along the coast. As it was high tide this was not possible and so we took the inland route to Helford through woodlands which was proved to be a pleasant Spring walk. The walk that day was concluded with a beer at the Shipwrights Arms at Helford overlooking the river of the same name. The walk from Helford Passage to Falmouth was relatively easy but slightly damp as the weather had changed. To start the walk we caught the bus out from Falmouth, being our base, to Helford Passage and this gave us a preview of the ... read more