An early breakfast and we were soon on our way to Exeter airport for our flight to St Mary's. The luggage allowance is very strict with virtually nothing allowed as cabin luggage so we were pleased when our bags had been cleared and we were on board.
The plane an Otter 2 operated by Skybus is a 16 seater and only one seat was vacant as we set off on our short flight. High winds resulted in a bit of bouncing as we ascended but one in level flight it was very calm. The flight was mainly over land, firstly Devon and then Cornwall before the plane took a sharp left over St Michael's Mount and flew the 28 miles over the sea to the Isles of Scilly.
The first site of the islands was quite magical and nothing prepares the traveler for the extraordinary number of islands and rocks in the archipelago. The weather was good with excellent visibility and we were soon on the ground and in our minibus on the way to our first stop, Porthenor B&B which occupied a beautiful position over looking the harbour and bay at Old Town.
Having deposited our luggage we walked into town where we encountered the Otillo race for the first time and many runners and swimmers were arrived at the finish line for the first day's event known as the sprint. The main event is tomorrow Sunday where serious distances are covered across 4 islands!
The plane an Otter 2 operated by Skybus is a 16 seater and only one seat was vacant as we set off on our short flight. High winds resulted in a bit of bouncing as we ascended but one in level flight it was very calm. The flight was mainly over land, firstly Devon and then Cornwall before the plane took a sharp left over St Michael's Mount and flew the 28 miles over the sea to the Isles of Scilly.
The first site of the islands was quite magical and nothing prepares the traveler for the extraordinary number of islands and rocks in the archipelago. The weather was good with excellent visibility and we were soon on the ground and in our minibus on the way to our first stop, Porthenor B&B which occupied a beautiful position over looking the harbour and bay at Old Town.
We walked around the peninsular where there were extraordinary rock formations and lovely views across clear blue seas.
Dinner was at Bondy's Cafe very close to our B&B; Crab Curry was the speciality and very good it was too.
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