2. Lurking up the Fal

After Monday’s events Tuesday was much quieter.  We moved the boat to an alongside berth to make it easier when Falmouth Harbour Marine Services came to do the epoxy repair on our sump pump pipe.  Cove, Nick’s son arrived in the late morning and proceeded to thoroughly clean the repair area and apply 3 coats of epoxy.  It was then a matter of waiting 24 hours for the epoxy to thoroughly cure before we could start the engine.  We passed the time doing a big shop to stock with fresh food, including some vacuum packed meat from the local butcher and a couple of freshly caught pollack fillets which we ate in the evening.  

With the weather forecast looking grim we made plans to stay in the area for a few days.  We ran the engine mid morning and all seemed well so we decided to motor up the Fal and anchor off Lamouth Creek so we could take the dinghy down to the ferry pontoon to visit Trelissick House.  We had a choice of anchoring or picking up one of 3 mooring buoys.  Trying all the options to get the best combination of enough depth but sufficiently out of the main current took a while, hence the spaghetti of our track!

 We eventually settled down to a late lunch, then got the dinghy over the side and motored down to the pontoon by King Harry Ferry.
Although we were a bit short of time Trelissick House, like most National Trust properties, was well worth the visit, containing lots of memorabilia of the Copeland family, who owned the Staffordshire pottery company, Spode.  The gardens were extensive with spectacular views down Carrick Roads.  

As there is severe weather forecast on Friday night and Saturday we may be here a while.  The winds are showing backing round to the East on Monday/Tuesday so that may be the best time for moving on if the sea state has calmed down.
If we can miss the forecast showers today we plan some woodland walks through the Trelissick gardens, and we’re still well stocked with books!