Hugh
Town from the air Showing the Scillonian III
Moored on the Quay and Annet Cottage our
B&B
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(The Guardian,
Photograph: Rob Lea) |
Avoiding
the Crowds on the IOS Ferry (Meridian) as we Leave Hugh Town and Head for St
Martins

The
Crowded IOS Ferry (Britannia) on the way to Tresco

The
Local RNLB Lifeboat (The Whitehead) with our B&B Annet Cottage in the
Background

The
HMC (Vigilant) of the Border Force is one of Five
UK Border Agency Cutters that Patrol our Waters

The
IOS Ferry (Meridan) Leaves Higher Town Quay in St Martin's and Heads Back to Hugh Town

Heading
for the Sand Dunes

Passing
St Martin's Vineyard
the most South-westerly Vineyard in England

The
Berries of the New Zealand
Pittosporum Bush which Protects the
Vineyard from the Elements with it's Tall Hedges

Click
Click above Higher Town Beach

Boats
in the Bay near Higher Town Quay

Higher
Town Beach

Walkers
Coming away from the Prominent Red & White Day-Mark Shipping Guide

A
Pose on English Island Point

Close
up of a Garden Tiger Moth

Walkers
Pass by the Day-Mark

The Scillonian
III Heading for Hugh Town on St Mary's from Penzance (which we where on
Yesterday)

Heading
up to St Martin's Head

On
top of St Martin's Head

"Well
you see it was like this"

The
Day-Mark from the Remains of an Old Chapel

The
Border Forces HMC (Vigilant) on Patrol

"You
Cannot be Serious!"

Are
You Sure this is the Right Way?

"Ouch!
That's Prickly"

In
Between Wine Cove and Scilly Point is the Beach of Great Bay

Walking
on Great Bay Beach

Leaving
the Beach Behind for Scilly Point

Walking
over Tinkers Hill with the Round Island Lighthouse in the Distance

A
Red-legged Partridge Graces us with it's Presence

A
Couple of Beers in the one and only pub on St Martin's as we wait for our
Boat Back to St Mary's

Leaving
Annet Cottage

Close
up of the Spiny Bear's-breeches
Plant more Common in Southern Europe then the British Isles

Click
Click at Juliet's Restaurant (Where we Dined Last Night)

On
our Way Again

Scilly
Rush Hour

Beware
of Golfers

One
of the Ancient Burial Chambers at Halangy Village

Inside
the Burial Chamber

Enjoying
the Moment

Shopping

Walking
& Talking in the Ferns

The Scillonian
III Passing the Beach at Bar Point En-route to Hugh Town

Waving
Back at the Spanish Children on the Ferry

IOS
Ferry Boat (Sapphire) on it's way to St Martin's

Shell
Picking on the Beach at Bar Point

Cairn
Building Another Beach Activity

Close
up of the Latest Artwork

All
my Own Work (I Wonder how Long it will Last)

Another
Ancient Burial Chamber this Time at Innisidgen

Leaving
the Ancient Village for the Beach

Pelistry
Bay Beach

Looking
Northwest the Uninhabited Islands of St Helen's & Tean and the Round Island
Lighthouse

A
Song thrush Joins our Table as we Enjoy a Couple of Beers at Carn Vean

Click
Click as we leave Carn Vean

Heading
Back to the Beach

Looking
Northeast Towards the Day-marker on St Martin's from Yesterday

A
Wide Awake Seal |
A
Sleeping Seal (Bobbing) |
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Leaving
the Beach

The
Loaded Camel and Boat in Porth Hellick Bay

What's
That Klaxon Going off for?

That's
Why

The
Clouds Hit the Floor as we Walk Around the Old Town on our way Back to Annet
Cottage

Leaving
Annet Cottage for Another Boat Trip

Boats
in Hugh Town Harbour

Close
up of the Luxury Yacht
(Variety Voyager) Moored in the Harbour

Walking
Through Hugh Town

Where
to Today?

Stepping
Foot on Anneka's Quay on Bryher (Built During the Challenge Anneka TV Series in 2007)

All
Saints Church on Bryher

Old
Gas Lamp inside the Church

A
Tapestry of Bryher Hangs on the Wall

Shopping
Again

Cluck
Cluck

Another
Shop

She
can't Resist

Front
Wheel Drive Kayak

The
Beach on Green Bay

Sitting
Amongst the Pebble Cairns on Rusty Bay

A
Curious Seal Keeps an Eye on us

Could
this be the First Ever Sighting of a Scilly Sea Otter?

Looking
West Towards Norrard Rocks

The
Multi-award Winning Hell Bay Hotel for Lunch

This
Looks Interesting

I
Could Stay Here

A
Fresh Water Pool Next to the Hell Bay Hotel

Our
Friend from Sunday Showing us How it's Done

He
then Walks Away Leaving his Art Work Behind

We
Round Hell Bay Where the Sea Never Rests

Cliff
Erosion in the Bay

Pointing
East Towards Tresco

Heading
up Towards Shipman Head

The
IOS Ferry (Sea King) which Dropped us off this Morning is now Leaving New
Grimsby Harbour

Heading
for the Pub

Walkers
on the Remains of King Charles' Castle with Cromwell's Castle Guarding
Straits the Divide Tresco & Bryher

Looking
over to New Grimsby Harbour on Tresco

Are
you Sure This is the Way?

Beer
and Ice Cream at the Fraggle Rock Bar

Beach
Combing as we Wait for the Ferry at Church Quay

A
Blue Agapanthus in a Garden in Hugh Town

A
Skybus Plane Coming in to Land Above Hugh Town

A
Sunnier Day in Hugh Town

The
Tresco Ferry is Popular Today but
we get on a 3rd Boat the (Meridian)

Another
Day Another Ferry Ride as the IOS Ferry (Sapphire) Passes us

The
ISO (Sea King) Leaves the Low Tide Quay on the Southern Tip of Tresco

After
Dropping us on Tresco our Boat Heads to Bryher

LOOK
OUT! Here Comes Oggi

Oggi
Lands his Small Light Plane on the Path we were on a few Seconds Earlier

He
Lands Safely

Abbey Gardens Tresco

Crossing
the Bridge just inside the Garden

The
Vegetable Garden

Looking
for the Map in the Fruit Garden

The
Treehouse Leek or Irish Rose a Houseplant Grown in Abundance Around the
Garden

The
Shell House

The
Shell House Mural

Close
up of the Mural

A
Pose Under a Bust of Neptune

A
Father & Daughter Walking in the Mediterranean Garden

Looking
South Through the Trees Towards St Mary's

The
Lighthouse Walk with the Tresco Children at the End

A
Pose on a Bench

What
are These Called?

"It's
an Orange Pincushion Protea"

The
Flower of the
Gazania (Big Kiss)
only Opens when the Sun Shines

An
Aaeonium Nobile Succulent Native to the Canary Islands

A
Cube Sculpture in the Garden

The
Remains of the Old Abbey

The
Giant Protea (Sugar bush) Native to South Africa

One
of the Resident Golden Peasants

A
Bird of Paradise Flower

A
Couple Walking Through the Gardens

The
Cannon at the Valhalla Museum for Shipwrecked Figureheads

Passing
by the Tresco Children

The
Tesco Children by David Wynne

The
Lighthouse Walk Leading to Neptune Steps

On
the way to the Beach

A
Wild Blue Agapanthus in the Sand Dunes

Looking
North Along Pentle Bay Beach

Looking
South Along the Beach

Hard
Work all this Island Hopping

The
Blue Agapanthus has to be the Flower of the Scilly Isles

On
the Boat Back and Wide Awake after a Couple of Beers

Annet
Cottage from the Boat

Which
Boat Today?

The
Meridian Drops us of and the Sea King Drops a Load of Children for the Camp
Site on St Agnes

Overlooking
the Sandbar at Low Tide that Gives us Access to the Island of Gugh from St
Agnes

Setting
of Across the Sandbar

Come
on Before the Tide Comes in

Looking
Back Over to the Now Deserted New Quay

The
Dutch Designed Houses are for the Only Residents on Gugh

Heading
to the North of the Island

Heading
Down Kittern Hill

The
Old Man of Gugh is a Bronze Age Ritual Monument

The Scillonian
III Passing Porthcressa Beach on St Mary's

A
Big Smile in the Sunshine at Dropnose Point

Approaching
Hoe Point on the Southern Most Tip of the Island

A
Mother Herring Gull Watching over her Chicks

As
we Round the Island St Agnes Comes Back into View

Looking
Over to the Sandbar

Crossing
Back Over the Sandbar

Sailing
Boats Moored Between the Islands

Time
for Lunch and Couple of Pints in the Turks Head

A
Beer Delivery for the Pub

Blue
Agapanthus Flowers Against a Blue Sky (They Grow Like Wild Flowers Scilly
Isles)

A
White Agapanthus Flower

Angel's
Trumpet Flowers from a Bush in a Garden in Higher Town

Looking
at a Maypole and the Disused Lighthouse in the Centre of the Island

A
Lilac Colured Agapanthus Flower

After
an Ice Cream at Troy Town Farm we Find a Nice New Path

Burnt
Island with it's Gable end Shaped Day Marker

Looking
over a Pond Towards the Disused Lighthouse

Just
Beyond Killimay Point is the Quay and the Turks Head

Wild
Agapanthus Flowers and Red Hot Pokers Above the Quay

The
Turks Head Pub from our Boat on the Quay

A
Fishing Boat Leaving Hugh Town Harbour as we Arrive Back

Boats
in Hugh Town Bay

Another
Day, Another Boat, Another Adventure

Passing
the Disused Lighthouse on St Agnes

The
Day-marker on Burnt Island and a Cormorant Colony

The
Lighthouse and Day-marker

A
Cormorant Colony on a Rock off St Agnes

Troy
Town Farm and Camp Site on St Agnes

A
Lone Cormorant

A
Scilly Puffin Flying Just Above the Sea

A
Scilly Puffin Taking off

A
Line of Scilly Puffins Resting on the Water

Atlantic
Grey Seals on the Uninhabited Isle of Annet

Lone
Atlantic Grey Seal

If
I Close my Eyes Maybe they won't See me

The
Bishop Rock Lighthouse and the Western Rocks (The Worlds Smallest Island
with a Building on it)

A
Scilly Puffin Taking off with a Beak Full of Fish

Some
Lucky Chick is About to Have a Fish Supper

All
Smiles as we Head back to St Mary's from St Agnes

The
Beach at Porthcressa in Hugh Town

Lunch and a Couple of Beers at the Old Fire Station

Looking
Back at Porthcressa Beach from above the Allotments on the Footpath to
Peninnis Head

Walking
Round the Headland

Heading
Towards the Peninnis Lighthouse

A
Close up of One of Three Skybus Flights Taking off

The
Path we were on a few Days ago Clearly Visible as the Second Plane Lines up
for Take Off

Looking
Down on a Couple of Canoeist from Peninnis Head

Leaving
Peninnis Lighthouse

Dropping
Down Peninnis Head as the Third Plane gets Ready for Take off

Off
it goes Heading for the Mainland

Old
Town Comes into View

Trying
his Luck with some Big Pebbles

Old
Town Church where Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson is Buried

Much
Better Weather then the Last Time we were in Old Town

Old
Town Bay

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