We arrived on the 22nd in Cornwall. As we were docking I got to go on the small boat that hang off the side of the ship, what my job was to do was to hold a fender right in the tip of this small dinghy while we were literally pushing the ship to the right direction it needed to go to dock. It’s fairly intimidating feeling like you’re going to crash into a 210 foot sailing vessel. After we docked we were able to get shore leave in Falmouth and the first thing we did was go out and explore and go to Tesco to get some junk food, and we stopped to get some famous Cornish Kelly Whip ice cream, which was so good. I have no idea what made it taste so good, it just did! We returned to the ship after our explorations and then went to sleep. The next day we had a port program in Penzanze which involved us going to listen to a lecture about an environmental program that tries to locally prevent pollution, they hope that their program will spread, it’s called Transition Penworth. Afterwards and afterwards we went to a local farm that is involved with Transition Penworth. That port program was not my cup of tea, but it was still cool to see what people’s ideas are. The next day we had a full day of shore leave and we just hung around Falmouth and I went shopping and then we stopped at this food place called Harbour Lights which is famous for fish and chips and its very obvious why, it was delicious and I had these things called cheese chips which are chips (French fries) covered with mozzarella cheese. The next morning some girls and I from the ship got up at 5:30 and went for a jog. Let me tell you, it was epic! We jogged down to the Pendennis Castle and sat in one of the windows (it was fairly small) and got to watch the sunrise over the ocean. It was majestic. I am trying to watch as many sunsets and sunrises as possible! The next day we had our 2nd port program. We went out to Penzanze once again and we visited a local high school called Mount Bay Academy. We got to mingl with some of the students and we found many similarities and differences between our culture, lingo, and apparel. Everyone got along really well. They had to wear uniforms everyday, and it was a public school, but it seemed so much like it would be a very prestigious prep/private school. After we went to Sennen Cove, which is this beautiful beach area, it had white sand, but the water was freezing. We weren’t allowed to swim but we all got our feet wet! My friend Clio and I sprinted along the whole coastline of the cove, it was a magical moment! :P And on the way home on the bus ride we saw travelling gypsies in the caravan! Have you ever heard of a Cornish Pasty? They’re like a type of bread/pastry filled with potato, onions, and meat. That’s the traditional type of Pasty, but you can fill them with whatever you want! They even have dessert Pastys. Cornwall and Penzanze were both beautiful places in England, and it was sunny for the most of it, which just made everything even more amazing!
Talk to you soon,
Megan
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