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For no other reason than this is such a striking photograph. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-66151666#chameleon-global-navigation-more-menu

Was chatting about childhood holidays at work today. Which naturally lead me to rough crossings on The Scillonian. Which finally got me to this mundane home video about island hopping, on the clear sea to sandy beaches Reminded of this thread. Anyone still interested?

Going to need some clarification from the newbies, but back in the day one of the highlights from sandy beaches was looking for all the pottery washed up. With so many ships sunk in the shallow waters there seemed to be an endless supply of fragments, with every high tide. My favoured beach...

In my yoof I could be seen roaming around proudly wearing my Bishop & Wolf sweatshirt.

Helicopter from Lands End is the cheapest flying route but naturally the drive down is shitehouse and the train is expensive. That was the way we got there throughout the rest of the 70's. When I last rummaged around t'internet with a pipe dream of going, I think you could fly from Southampton...

As said at the top the cheapest way to get there is this bad boy:- You might think it's saving you a few hundred pounds - it isn't. What it saves in money it loses in time and most importantly health. The last thing you want to do, just before you start your holiday is cross 26 miles of the...

His cottage was just up the road from us, we were above Mumford's. I was allowed to shout commie abuse at him, from the lounge window, as told to me by pa stat. Ah the lighter side of casual racism - different times!

We'd go out on the boat taxis of an evening, mackerel fishing. Crab lines and feathers. Over the side. Wait 2 minutes. Pull up 8 mackerel. One evening a massive basking shark swam under our boat, mouth gaping, through crystal clear waters. Now that's a fookin memory. (I don't have many good...

Holidayed every year as a child. Have occasionally thought about going back - it's not changed, but expensive. Pay the extra to fly - The Scillonian (sp) is one of the worst boat journeys in UK water. Stay on St Mary's. Plan your days trips to the off islands. Deffo go on an evening nature...