Polruan, across the harbor, lives in a different historical time zone than Fowey. Accessibility is by passenger ferry.
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Polruan has a Dr. Who telephone box that functions as (gasp) a telephone box, with socialist inspired transportation assists to promote citizen engagement in democracy.
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Although I’m not sure such a system would be much of an “assist” for departures following the end of Boulder City Council meetings, since they seldom seem to end…
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No WiFi or USB charging on this bus – and a driver who wouldn’t take our bus pass, probably because he’d never seen one before.
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There was, however, a dog assist plus passengers who could have stepped from the pages of a DuMaurier novel.
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It was a hair-raising journey down hedgerow lanes so near to the sides of the bus that we could have picked bouquets of wildflowers along the way.
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Our objective was the seaside town of Looe, departure point for the coastal walk to Polperro.
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The coastal route to Polperro.
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We were fortunate in our timing: this route reopened only two weeks ago, following a major landslip and repairs at Talland Bay.
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We were fortunate to share a taxi back to Polruan with an Aussie couple who were pooped after walking the much more difficult Polruan to Polperro segment. After half a pint at the Lugger Inn Polruan (conveniently located on the Polruan quay adjacent to the passenger ferry), we dined at the Lugger Inn Fowey where Crystal was presented with a most enormous seafood stew.
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As always, I enjoy being a virtual traveler. Great photos.
Looks idyllic!