Pitch Black

09Sep13

We had been to the Helford River before which had previously been our furthest point west, as such, this kind of marked the completion of our circumnavigation. However, we are going to maintain Lymington as our 'end' point. We bought Arbalest there and that is where our adventures began so celebrations will be put on hold. A true circumnavigation of the UK had never been our actual goal it has been the journey and experiences that have been important to us. Some people 'must do' a lap of the country and some achieve this at great speed, whilst we can acknowledge and appreciate their achievements our intention was always to enjoy the passage and see our own home ground which we all sometimes take for granted.

Previously, a brief trip to the Ferry Inn was all we had achieved – more impressive was the fact we made it back! On this occasion we ventured to the south bank and into Helford itself. There we walked around the tranquil lanes which are quite isolated and very picturesque, down Frenchman's Creek made famous by Daphne du Maurier before spending another pitch-black night back on our mooring buoy – apparently the Summer had been very busy with all buoys regularly taken with up to three boats on each.

Helford is very popular with walkers as it forms part of the South West Coast Path – not so popular is the price of the ferry across the river; a necessary crossing if the walk is to be continued.

Still having problems with the software and currently cannot upload any pics.