All of a sudden it's the second last day of the tour!
No need to have the suitcases out this morning, as we're staying here again tonight. However we still spent a few hours on the coach.
First stop was down to the harbour where we went on a short cruise around the harbour and then up the river. The captain of the boat did a commentary - the bits I heard were interesting but it was very hard to hear where I was sitting (and I didn't want to move as I had a nice spot where I could rest my ankle.
Here's a shot of the marina where the cruise started:
The cruise finished near to two bridges.
The suspension bridge is the Tamar Bridge, built in 1961. The other bridge though is much older - it's the Royal Albert bridge, which opened in 1859 and is still in use as a railway bridge. The large white rectangles don't usually appear on the bridge - that's plastic sheeting associated with the current renovation work. The bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel who was an engineering genius in his day. There's a life-size statue of him near the bridge - based on the size of his hat (which he always seems to be wearing in photos) he may have been a little sensitive about his height :-)
After the cruise we went to a small town called Tavistock for lunch. They had some really good markets there; it's a good thing I don't have much suitcase room available :-)
After Tavistock we went for a drive on Dartmoor. We saw the prison and also a lot of wild ponies. They don't appear to be in the least scared of humans or cars:
Then we came back to Plymouth in time to do some much-needed shopping. Dinner is at the hotel tonight, then we'll probably have an early night in preparation for our last day on tour tomorrow.
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