Our trip to Cornwall today. First stop was St Michael's Mount, a castle fortress on an island just off the coast. Across the bay we could see Penzance and down to the south where Kelynack would be. Onto St Ives where we had lunch (cornish pasties) and a browse around the shops and the waterfront. On the way to St Ives we passed some places with familiar names, e.g. Truro, Redruth, Camborne and St Erth. We would have liked to have gone to Penzance and Kelynack but it wasn't to be. Anyway we had a good look at alot of Cornwall all the same. The weather was very foggy for most of the trip but we did get some pics. Agricultural Cornwall is 100 percent dedicated to the dairy industry.

We returned via the Moors which are quite rugged, stopping at the Jamaica Inn - a very old pub used by the black market traders and smugglers as a hide-out during the 17th a 18th centuries. The Inn was used by Dorothy du Maurier as the setting for her 1936 novel Jamaica Inn. It was later made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, also called Jamaica Inn.

Back in Plymouth we had a cruise around the Sound. Plymouth is home to the largest Naval Base in Western Europe and there were many ships and submarines in dock.

We also saw the docks where the ships left Cornwall bound for Newfoundland, Australia and New Zealand - plaques including the names of those who sailed have been erected marking the point of departure.

Back at the hotel was had our farewell dinner. Tomorrow is the last day of the Britain & Ireland Panorama Tour finishing back in London after visiting Stonehenge.

Today's insights:
Cornwall's 3 largest exports are 1) clay, 2) pasties and 3) dairy products, clotted cream is a must!!!!

Cornwall has the longest coastline in Great Britain - it measures 697km.