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Day 1 – Sal de Blighty Part 2

Today we finally head for #Spain ! So this morning I woke up pretty well rested and got my gear together ready for the push towards port. 

Firstly, today’s cultural Learnings was a walk over to the Hoe to pay my respects and check out some of the history around there, and if course see the monument to #Francis_Drake – won’t be the last time his name will be popping up on this trip! With that done I headed to the #Barbican to grab some brekkie while briefly stopping where The Mayflower set sail for some more pics. Capn Jasper’s was the recommendation from my Airbnb host and Jasper delivered it was some top scran. 

Unfortunately then the Welsh Tap caught up with us and the downpours started……which also happened to be right on cue with the Dolphin opening up! So in we went and sunk a nice pint or 2 of bass from the Barrel. Then it was time to walk to port. Luckily I managed to pick up a brolly from the shop on the way because the tap really was back on!

We then went on to the West Hoe, lovely little pub that is literally a shrine to Winston Churchill. Great stuff then headed down to port.

Had an hour to kill so though let’s order some food in the dock cafe. All good but half hour goes by and don’t get my food and now I have 20 mins left to check in so tell them make it a take out. It comes and I scoff half there take the other half to the terminal and have it after check in.

Check in goes fine but then I see an English couple kicking off with each other in the terminal 🤦‍♂️! it calms down though and we are soon on the way.

I have just boarded and found my cabin and did the ritual of slinging my crap in the room and grabbing a beer ready to cast off.

Cast off was a little delayed but we are finally on the way! It is a very busy ferry and they reckon it will get rough later. Could make for some entertainment……