Plymouth, local sights

Sunday 2 June

We started the day with a local car boot sale, Karen’s passion.  Lisa (Muntz) and Karen would get on really well with their love of things second hand.  Karen found a few treasures and I certainly did.  I paid 3GBP ($4.50) for jeans, linen pants and three long sleeved tops ‘what a bargain’.  The clothes I bought in India will be useless here unless it miraculously turns hot (not warm).

From the car boot we headed to the area of Plymouth known as the Barbican.  It is the old harbour area.  During the war Plymouth was hit badly during the blitz but the Barbican missed being hit, miraculously.  We wandered around checking out the boutique shops and art galleries.  Poor Mary-Lou who struggles as an artist to find galleries in Australia these days would be envious, as they appear to be quite a few here for local artists.

Even though the temperatures are low compared to what we are use to for summer the sun is warm if you find the right spot, and Karen and Dave’s backyard is one of those spots.  We spent the late afternoon in the back yard enjoying a BBQ with their family and friends.  The sun has been shining since Thursday and is predicted to be sunny for another week.  We are so lucky!!!

Long Barn Cottage - Karen & Dave's front door

The whole house