![]() ![]() Once we rounded Gwennap Head off Lands End, and are in full steam towards the islands, most of the more unpleasant effects of the sea are behind us. Luckily, all this preparation is for nought. “Poor sods” our brief eye contact seems to say, as we don our pressure point travel bands and pop an array of chemical remedies for mal de mare. Knowing looks are passed over the heads of the unsuspecting day trippers by those of us who’ve travelled this way before. Whatever may come, we’re all now locked together for the two-hours and forty-five-minute trip. Looking back at the mainland from the stern of the RMV Scillonian III, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean It’s a busy place to be, people perched atop benches, leaning on the rigging, or hanging over the rails. And to keep a weathered eye on the horizon, just in case.Īt capacity, the Scillonian carries 485 souls some of whom line the upper deck like birds on a telephone wire. In rough water, this is also the optimal location to enjoy the power of the seas. From here, it’s not unusual to spot gigantic shoals of fish or even dolphins in the wake of the engines. Knowing the best thing to do is leave her alone, this position also avails me of an escape route outside to the upper deck. This is the ideal spot for Katie to sit as motionless as possible and endure any rough crossing. On this particular voyage, we secured our regular spot on the middle deck, near the back door. We were booked on a mid-morning flight, but due to there being a large hole in the side of the helicopter, we were forced to overnight in a nearby hotel to catch the ferry the following day. ![]() Alas, this ceased operation at the end of 2012. And, in times past, there was a helicopter that flew from Penzance that was always our favourite way to get to the islands. There are more comfortable ways to get to the Scillies: A small seven-seater plane dubbed Skybus that flies from Lands End, Newquay or Exeter. This is the RMV Scillonian III, and she’s been transporting excited - and occasionally green - tourists from the mainland to the Isles of Scilly since 1977. Aboard you’ll find serval hundred seats, two cafés and thousands of small white bags in dispensers attached to the bulkheads. We had to stay overnight in Penzance and catch the ferry the following day…Įvery morning, throughout the summer a passenger ferry departs from the quay in Penzance. In 2012, Katie and I were due to fly via helicopter, alas it was grounded due to technical difficulty.
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