Golden Helen Glover rides high through Newlyn and Penzance

Penlee lifeboat Ivan Ellen had a busy day - although her excursions to sea were not in anger unlike 83 lifeboat stations in the last 24 hours! - after picking up Olympic medallist Helen Glover from Penzance Harbour she made a quick dash to Mousehole......... 

 before returning to  Newlyn ......

 to drop Helen off in Newlyn in front of the lifeboat house.......

 for her ride in an open top bus through Newlyn and Penzance.........

 outside the family business the crowds packed the pavement.........

 and for a few seconds, sales of Jelbert's Ice Cream were suspended in the now gold painted shop.......

 with a cracking window display courtesy of Glover family friends Grandma Pascoe and granddaughter Sophie......

 coming up Market Jew Street.......

accompanied by some of the local torch bearers.

Pulling pints and punters at the Tolcarne Inn

You get what it says on the tin - or in this case the sign outside the pub - in the safe hands of Ben Tunnicliffe, the Tolcarne Inn is now in the business of serving a seriously succulent seafood menu from Tuesday to Saturday - with the summer season in full swing it's probably best to play safe and make a booking if it's going to be an evening out - check here for more details........

there's a growing choice of fine beverages as befits a pub that serves fine food at a reasonable price......

behind the scenes the Tunnicliffe filleting knife is in full flow furiously prepping for the lunchtime covers - and with Newlyn Fish market less than distance you could hurl a haddock or toss a turbot these fillets don't come any fresher!.

A brighter morning but still pretty fresh out to sea

Unable to keep a safe berth in Penzance, the Scillonian III makes her way back to Penzance after spending all night anchored up in Gwavas Lake (the area of Mount's Bay off Newlyn).......

with the fleet blown in there was a wide range of very fresh fish on the market this morning.....

good to see white coats being worn by some of the buyers on the market #professional........

hopefully, the mobile, wirelessly connected scales will be working soon.......

magnificent megs from the William.......

moorish line caught mackerel........

and pristine plaice from the St Georges.......

time to take bait for the crabber.......

an Olympic legacy, looks like Rowse's team GB .........

new gear ready for a first dip in preparation for the Emma's first trip........

not long to the best Fish Festival in the West......

after taking bait and despite the gales forecast, Capn'n Nudd takes the Intuition off to sea.......

these parked cars all received a good soaking when the road was closed last night.......

as Penzance Promenade will testify - plenty of free fertiliser for those gardeners able to get down with a bag or tow!

Wintry look - but fine weather on the way

 Hours of heavy seas have given the prom a look more associated with winter - let's hope the pebbles that litter the flagstones are cleared a little quicker than earlier this year.......

not the safest place for youngsters #whenwillpeoplelearn.

Not quite surrounded by Breton trawlers

VesselTracker's re-styled Cockpit view shows how there is a fleet of Breton trawlers all working in approaches to the Bristol Channel - 'up channel' would be the Newlyn term. Still working despite the bad weather, the biggest of Newlyn's fishing boats the beam trawler St Georges can be seen south of Mount's Bay - well away from the Breton fleet.