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/ Two Scilly Bullocks on a Boat
At last we could leave the boat, and head for dry land!
Collecting more water.
Walking into Newton Wood, up the river towards where we moored the first night, we could just see our mooring buoy in the distance.
A circular walk which then headed into Newton Ferrers.
The existing church of Holy Cross has 13th century origins, with a major rebuild in 1885.
Walking around the creek from Newton Ferrers to Noss Mayo.
Plunket Cottage.
Looking over to Newton Ferrers, probably the birthplace of the notorious 17th century pirate, Henry Every. Born around 1656, he had several aliases and the nicknames Long Ben, The Arch Pirate and The King of Pirates. He was famous for being one of the few pirates who wasn’t arrested or killed.
Walking over another Voss- from the Swan pub side, to the Ship pub shore.
The whole creek completely dries, so much so it can be a car park!
The rowing boats drying out.
It’s hard to imagine people were jumping into the water from the quay the other night.
Sitting in the Ship Pub, there was lots to watch.
Noss Mayo.
Walking back across the creek to the Swan pub, we had another drink. This is definitely the ‘local’ and seems the focus for the regatta.
Another walk across another Voss back to Newton Ferrers and a drink in the Yacht Club, where we chatted to the friendly, welcoming members. We planned a pub crawl to the final pub, the Dolphin, but instead walked back to the dinghy and Avalon.
We finally have someone rafted against us. They bought Razzamatazz in Ipswich, but are now based in Torbay.
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