North and South Poles in a day.

 With the weather less than clement a visit to the Falmouth's Maritime Museum was in order...... 

 and a chance to explore the Poles......

 in the company of one of Britain's finest ever leaders, Earnest Shackleton, and his genuine string vest......

 follow the penguin footsteps on a journey South.......

 and polar bear prints heads North.......

 there are several rooms with Cornish maritime artefacts of course, including this salt pilchard cask stencil......

 and more modern exhibits fill the floor to ceiling areas......

 down a spiral staircase (or lift), below sea level, a small shoal of grey mullet amuse the visitors......

 while this isa close to a lighthouse lantern lens as you ever want to be.....

 one of Design Cornwall's containers adorns the precinct in front of the museum.....

 and the newly commissioned yacht, Akalam from Pendennis Shipyard ......

 is waiting for delivery.......

 at this time of year there are a good selection of gin palaces on the pontoon berths.......

 viewing if the shipping over, time to eat, and having the need to enjoy a glass or two it was decided to give Rick's chippy a miss till next time......

 instead, located right next to the museum, The Shed provided sustenance and warmth of service with a starter of Cornish Sardines......

 that went all too quickly......

followed by more Cornish shellfish - the sauce tasty enough but lacking in creamliness.