Hugh and I crossed from North side
of Cornwall to the South yesterday afternoon. From Tintagel, we made a brief
stop back at Perranarworthal to drop Chris home and pick up our car, before we
headed to Penryn train station. At Penryn we boarded the train to Falmouth to
follow the rail ale trail. The rail ale trail crosses right across Cornwall.
The basic idea is that you get on the train, go a stop, get off, go to a nearby
pub (Pubs are listed on the trail website), have a beer, get back on the train
and repeat until suitably drunk.
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| Just a casual storm trooper in Falmouth |
I am a non-drinker so the Appletisers
got a little boring (England does not stock a lot of options for non-drinkers
like Australia does), but it was a pretty cool way to see the country side. I’m
also in love with English pubs. They seem so homely and friendly, and they have
fires. What’s not to like.
We started off in Falmouth, at a
pub called ‘The Front’ which was on the quay, overlooking the water. Hugh was
impressed with their range and the barman made a good recommendation, so he was
happy.
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| Falmouth docks |
After his second beer we headed off
the to the next stop at Penmere. The pub we picked to go to was about a 15
minute walk from the station, but was a very nice pub. Everyone at the
Boslowick Inn seemed to know each other, and there was a resident dog that
seemed to know everyone, and made it its business to greet them when they
arrived.
The sky was dark and the air cold
by the time we left the Boslowick Inn, so we made our way back to Penryn to
pick up the car and go back home. Chris’ wife Margie was cooking dinner so we
didn’t want to be late, nor did Hugh want to get drunk, which was a possibility
if we ventured to too many pubs.
After dinner we headed to bed quite
early, knowing we would want to be up relatively early to head out to St.
Michael’s Mount tomorrow.
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