Another English day is it or is it not going to rain usually know by 9am what the weather might be like and we are in luck the sun is shining as we leave the caravan site. Been lucky with the caravan sites bar a couple with dodge shower blocks all the others have been very clean with great Site Managers who have been very helpful with locations to see and pamphlets.

Short drive down the steep winding hill to the small fishing village of East and West Looe (divided by the Looe River). Some of the roads in Looe are only wide enough for the residents so visitors go over the river and bridge to the only paying carpark by the Looe River and Mill Pool Boating Lake. The tide is out this morning and most of the boats are resting on the riverbed till the tide comes back in.

The town of Looe is on the eastside and for a Sunday there is a steady stream of people walking in the direction to the East Looe Beach and seawall walk entry of the river and harbour. Quaint 16^th -17^th century old buildings, little shops, cafes, pubs all running off the tiny lanes. Thankfully it is a small town and you cannot get lost. Walked round the seafront watching the people on the beach (brown sand like in our backyard) and some brave ones are in the water. Too cold for us. Very rocky coastline followed the path to Plaidy Beach but some of the path had been washed away plus it is mainly rocks and very slippery. The rocks looks like slate used in the buildings.

There were lots of local visitors on the harbour pier with handlines hooking tiny crabs, which they then throw back as you cannot eat them we would use them as bait. Stopped at the Cornish Bakery "The best Cornish pasty in the world" for a pasty and coffee (this was better the Dorchester) but apparently Sarah's is the best in Looe seeing the pasties are handmade on the premises.

Time to take a short drive to Polperro another unspoilt seaside fishing village a few miles west of Looe. At least the roads are not narrow only steep and winding up and down hills and valleys. Only one carpark at the entry and they make a rip roaring trade. You can’t really drive in the town the streets are too narrow only horse and cart like centuries ago.

Another quaint little fishing village good for making movies, has an inner harbour with small entry to the sea. The coastline is very rugged like Looe and smugglers paradise centuries ago.

Thankfully the directions we were given to Penmarlam Caravan and Camping Club situated high above the estuary opposite Fowey, close to the village of Bodinnick which is famous for being the home of Daphne du Maurier was on good roads not lanes. Even though driving through tree canopy lanes is lovely it is nice to be on a two lane road, but hey this is England the beautiful countryside and hedges along the roads.

The site is on a level field semi-divided by bushes electric hook-ups and you enjoy good countryside views. Met another couple with the same motorhome as ours and Simon (retired school teacher) showed Richard the ins and outs of the motorhome he wasn’t sure of. So now Richard knows all about tyres, where the spare is hidden and the internal gas heating, plus they have a solar panel like us.

As always the map comes out and new places and campsites are highlighted.