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.

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, 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.

Blues and Royals.

 The 37m Perini built charter yacht Northern Spirit at anchor off the promenade......... 

 some more solid ironwork in the shape of the Dutch built Sapphire in the harbour.......

break it to him gently Debbie........

Wherry Town's basketball court plays host to visiting London Welsh players as they warm up ahead of their semi-final game with the Pirates on Sunday....... 

 one Plymouth style beaching punt for sale with a Category A licence.......

 get out the grip fill........

 a Union Jack and bunting still flutters over the harbour.........

 a more sedentary sport and another jack, this time on the bowling green........

with another study in blue on the prom.

Get the bunting out! - it's Catherine and Wills' wedding day.

The wedding day bunting that adorned some of Stevenson's fleet is nearly as old as the boats themselves........ 

and could do with seeing an iron perhaps........ 

while in historic Chapel Street, Penzance's oldest pub, the Turk's Head was set for the day......

along the prom,  the Lugger Hotel was covered in Union Jacks........

 as was the Farmer's Market outside St John's Hall........

in a Chapel Street gallery window, a cartoon depicts the Americas Cup in 1901 when Sir Thomas Lipton with Shamrock II led an unsuccessful challenge against the Americans with their boat Columbia - more info on the artist needed here.......

 on her way to the Scillys.......

 the Matthew........

 complete with a gig team for the World Gig Championships........

 still with her Dawn Treader main sail furled.......

 even boats get have their own fly past........

 time to get the kit aboard.......

 a few day's work on this trawl ahead......

 paint up time on the CKS........

 fantastic looking turbot from the Harvest Reaper........

with a very busy market to finish the week.