We enjoyed a nice sleep in before seeing some of Plymouth's sights. We drove along the waterfront before stopping and walking around Plymouth Hoe (a lovely park on the waterfront with statues and memorials. The memorials also contained names of Australians who died helping England.
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Hoe
Plymouth Hoe
We then wandered through the Barbican. This is near the Hoe and is special because it is a very old area of town, one of the few to survive the bombings in WWII. There were many tourists strolling along these roads watching the boats and eating fish 'n' chips or ice creams. we tried faggot and chips - yuk!!!
The Barbican
By now Marie and Cyril had finished work and we met them for a traditional English afternoon tea (scones, jam and clotted cream). It was good to catch up. We left Cyril and went back to stay at Marie's, it was Thursday so therefore Marie's pub quiz night. We went to the pub and enjoyed a great night with her and her 'brilliant' friend Steve. As a bit of a fun twist we called our team the 'Whingeing Aussies' seeing as we were in the Poms territory. We were actually winning at the half way point but only because Steve answered all but about 2 questions! We went downhill after that although Geoff won a bottle of red in the raffle. We drove back toMarie's through the Dartmoor Moors where there were many sheep and even a Dartmoor Pony (like a Shetland) on the road.
Steve, Marie and Cathy at the pub quiz
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