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Monday saw us arriving at our hotel in Falmouth. After checking in and inspecting our rooms we headed off on foot for Gyllynvase beach to eat our packed lunches and discuss our plan for the next three days.
Moored off the beach was a German cruise ship, which caught our attention, and a group of people who were seated at the picnic table alongside where we were sitting happened to be passengers from the cruise ship. They were enjoying a few hours ashore to discover the delights of Falmouth before the ship set sail again.
After we had eaten our lunch in the hazy sunshine of the beach we split up - some of us walking into the town centre of Falmouth and some going by car. A leisurely stroll along the main street, window- shopping along the way, we soon met up with the walkers and enjoyed a cup of coffee together, before making our way back to the hotel for our evening meal.
That evening, entertainment was provided by the well- known maestro, Mike Holland. We sang along to his talented playing of all the Wrinklies old favourite songs. Sung out, we retired to our beds with a hope of good weather for the next day.

Tuesday, after breakfast, we all headed for Trelissick Gardens a National Trust property not far from Falmouth. The hardy walkers set off to do a walk led by Judith and John whilst the not- so- nimble ones enjoyed a stroll around the beautiful gardens overlooking the River Fal. The two artists among us found inspiring vistas and proceeded to sit and paint the scenes for prosperity. Around mid afternoon, we met up with Estelle and Lynda who were visiting Falmouth for the day. Since we had exhausted the gardens we decided to drive to Mylor - Ann Munson's father had come from this village originally. What a pretty village and interesting church! Some of spent some time in the church- yard and in the church of St Mylor, reading the memorial tablets and head stones situated there. The church has a fascinating history and it was time well spent exploring the place.
After our excellent dinner at the hotel we had a quiz when the men were pitched against the women. John Eascott acted as quiz master and did at times seem biased towards the men's team (they did need all the help they could get) and the evening ended with a draw with each team winning a round.

Wednesday saw us all head off for Helford Passage where the intrepid walkers were left to make their way back to Falmouth along the coastal path. The weather was misty with very poor visibility so the non-walkers decided to go to St Kevern and then to Roskilly where we enjoyed coffee (thank you Marian) and a look around the gift shop. We ate our lunch on the beach at Porthoustock- a dismal place surrounded by mist and a disused quarry. To cheer ourselves up we made for the chocolate factory just outside Mullion and indulged in some chocolate therapy.
That evening, after an excellent dinner of roast lamb and all the trimmings, we were again entertained by the musical maestro leading the sing-a-long.

Thursday morning, after a hearty breakfast, we bade farewell to the owners of the Roslyn Hotel (after paying up, of course) and made our way back to Plymouth having spent another wonderful few days on a Wrinklies Holiday.
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The Walkers View from John Eascott
Our first walk was an easy one - from the Rosslyn Hotel to Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth for our lunch. Most of us then walked to the shops in Falmouth where we enjoyed drinks. We checked out Rick Stein's new Fish and Chip shop, but thought at £9.95p for a piece of fish, we would give it a miss!.
On Tuesday, we were tested a little more. In order to pass this test, we had to drink coffee at Trelissick Gardens first. A lovely walk of about 5 miles through the woodland surrounding Trelissick was enjoyed by 11 of us. With lovely views over the River Fal, it was a case of constantly changing scenery, only spoilt by the sight of so many ships laid up due to the world recession.
One of our number took the short cut at the King Harry ferry back up through Trelissick Gardens, but we think he walked nearly as far as the rest of us!
Wednesday dawned, or did it, for our final and longest walk. It was a drab, misty and drizzly day for our eight mile walk from the Helford passage, back to our base in Falmouth.
Twelve of us started, and we were held up for a while as we passed the bottom of Glendurgan Gardens. Never ones to miss the opportunity of using a rare toilet stop, we all 'passed' through the single toilet at the hamlet of Durgan.
Shortly afterwards, a few were convinced we had to walk across a small beach, only to find that we should have continued up the hill. Very worried about being left behind, one of our female ramblers tried to take a short cut up a steep bank, and became stuck. Rescue was at hand, and apart from completing a couple of circuits of Mawnan Church, we didn't take a wrong turn again.
On arrival at Maenporth, after about 5 miles, four of our party left us for the comfort of cars, but we later found out that two of them went for some much-needed practice at the Pitch and Putt course.
The remaining eight made it around the coast and enjoyed a welcome cup of tea at Gyllyngvase beach. The walk back up to the hotel was a bit of a struggle, but we all survived without injuries.
Thanks to John Pinch's navigational skills, we all made it back unscathed after another very enjoyable 'Wrinklies Holiday'

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