9 March Falmouth Harbour

Falmouth harbour

From Jolly we moved 6 miles to Falmouth Harbour, an excellent protected anchorage, 6 to 7m deep though there are patches of shallow reef to avoid and no swell. Again, three years since we were here. There are more mooring balls than we recall, but less boats and we easily find a nice space to drop the hook.

distinct SV Maltese Falcon

Of course we've been out exploring. The place is booming; people, cars, shops, restaurants. Three years ago Covid restrictions were in place; masks, keep your distance, wash hands and temperature checks before entering. Now we see new building projects, super yachts on the dock including the seized Russian owned Alfa Nero.

We finally got our banging Indian curry at Indian Summer and found a newly opened Thai restaurant which was even better. We're going back there next week.

Thai

We walked Middle Trail which conveniently loops from the Yacht Club to Pigeon Beach, over the hill via three old British Forts to Fort Berkeley in English Harbour and back to the dinghy dock. On the way we've watched the sailing super yachts practise for races next week and bumped into more dear friends. This time it is Lucy and Jamie of Bamboozle II. Bamboozle is an Amel. We first met them in St Barts in 2009 and both crossed the Pacific the next year and hadn't seen them for a long time until we anchored next to them In English Harbour in late 2021. New friends are good, long time friends are extra special.

Nelson's dockyard

English harbour