Sole traders buy on Monday morning's megrim market

Pile' em high, megrim soles on Monday's market......

and signs that the grading machine is able to deal with all sorts of fish......

maybe the line caught mackerel could go the same way.......

a smattering of hake was up for grabs.......

along with a small run of cod - enough to keep Mitch Tonks happy with fish from "the best fishing coast in the world".........

and a handful of rays from the netter, Gary M........

an early start will see the netting fleet take on board their ice and head off to sea for the next tide......

with the wind having dropped from a freshy weekend at times.......

the tug, Flat Holm is still against the quay.......

looks like there's a ton or two of crab getting the steam treatment this morning.......

a deserted Penzance, post Golowan.

Hake and green risotto - simple

What's cooking? hake fillets, skin on.........

just crisped up nicely........

and served with a squeeze of lemon.......

on a risotto base, ideal summer fayre.

Golowan early doors and beyond

 Time for tea before the Scillonian II sails, fresh pollack on the menu today........

 still no Mission  open on a Saturday morning so it's off to the Cafe at Penzance Dock by the Shell Shop.........

 things are just beginning to get busy at Golowan with plenty of food stalls with local fayre for sale......

Piglet resplendent in his Cornish tartan heads off the first procession....... 

 with members of the Concarneau twinning committee not far behind.......

 along with the Breton dancers.......

and youth groups who have made the journey.......

 the Breton band gets to play later.........

 as Sir Humphry keeps an eye on proceedings.......

 little princess........

 the brass section........

 of a multi-national band full of life.......

to the grey man who terrorised the littluns.

BananaShark Stirling makes Cardiff

Safely tucked up in Cardiff Marina for the night, the Round Britain Racer, BananaShark Stirling has completed the second leg of her charity race - see the boat's site for more details. Eight and half hours to do around 100 miles.

Fishy Friday finds fishy food friends frenzy!

 Living up to its name, Newlyn's full of fish this morning.......

 prime haddock fly down the conveyor........

 as the new grading machine is runs flat out to get the fish sorted before the auction reaches the far end......

superb red mullet from the Lisa.........

delicious Dory from the Imogen III.......

pristine pollock from the Sea Spray........

and heavenly hake from the Ajax........

get the Twitter treatment as the food and travel bloggers........

like the Edinburgh Foody, Avacado Stone and FoodTravelCo take a tour of the fish auction under the..... 

watchful eye of Rob Wing and Andy Wheeler........

not the usual sort of craft one sees in port, Round Britain powerboat charity race, first port of call before heading off to Cardiff tonight........

the fresh breeze has kept the yachts safely tied up today as they heed the forecast.......

classic varnished hull on the Timbobbin........

time for Mr Smith to have those tubs back aboard the Sea Spray.........

while others enjoy the world-renowned Newlyn morning light and get busy with the brush.

Food bloggers flood Newlyn!

Just a few of the food and travel bloggers who were lucky enough to arrive on a market full of fish as their #seafoodsafari hit town. 

Seafood Cornwall Training manager Sarah Crosbie must have been relieved to see the auction floor covered in fish with some of the bloggers having travelled a s far afield as Edinburgh - the bloggers and writers included the Edinburgh Foody, BotanicalBaker, Avacado Stonee, CrumbsMag, RaspberryandJam, GoodCornwallGuide, SmarterFitter, FussFreeFlavours, Kaveyeats, PeterDrinks and TheFoodTravelCompany

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