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| View of the Yacht Haven from our anchorage. |
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| The mooring field and anchorage from the town. |
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| Passat II from the Maritime Museum. |
Industry includes ship building and repair.
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| One of Europe's largest dry docks. |
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| Dock crane, with yacht haven in background. |
Pendennis Castle, one of two castles built by Henry VIII to protect the harbour from the Spanish.
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| Barracks built in 1910. |
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| We arrive in time for the firing of the WWII artillery piece. |
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| Talk about a "smoking gun". |
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| The original fort built by Henry VIII. |
We take a passenger ferry to see the other fort at St. Mawes.
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| St Mawes Castle. |
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| Passenger Ferry as seen from the Fort. |
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| Looking over to Falmouth. |
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| The lower cannons could skip the balls across the water to hit at the water line. |
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| A lot of boats have "tan bark" sails in the UK. |
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Congratulations on the crossing of the Atlantic. we are in France if you're in the area and want to visit
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