We took a trip to Trelissick Gardens, the excellent National Trust Gardens close to King Harry Ferry on the River Fal. As always there were ships "mothballed" upstream of the ferry. Given the narrow nature of the channel, they appear to dwarf the surroundings.
The new King Harry Chain Ferry on the River Fal
The ferry is new with glass sides and glass observation panels so the moving chains can be seen.
Just some of the ships anchored by King Harry Ferry
The view of the ships from Trelissick is almost surreal.
Ships in the landscape, King Harry Ferry
(Tregothnan estate is on the the hill)
In the evening, from our vantage point on St Anthony Head, we saw a UK Border Agency (formerly HM Customs) cutter race across Falmouth Bay and overhaul a former fishing boat heading for the Helford River. The Border Agency crew boarded the boat using an inflatable but she continued her journey. It appears that there are five similar Border Agency cutters operating around the UK. We also watched the coastguard ship Anglian Princess enter port. Appropriately enough she is registered in Lowestoft.
