Saturday, July 16
Today was another port where the ship couldn't dock, so the ship's tenders were used to get us to the dock. Ilfracombe is an old Victorian seaside holiday resort, and some of the older buildings need renovating, but at least it hasn't succumbed to the multi storey high rise apartment blocks with flash shopping centres. It is still a quaint town where you can walk around it easily, and the High Street is the main shopping area.
Today we were in town when it was holding its "All Things Morris" annual event, which has to do with teams (or Sides) of Morris dancers competing against one another. We have seen Morris dancing before, but didn't realise the diversity of costumes, styles and music associated with Morris dancing. We enjoyed watching some of the different Sides, but then we moved on to Devon's main attractions - a Hockings Ice Cream with Clotted Cream on top, followed by a Devonshire tea of scones with jam and more clotted cream. It was a good thing we walked around town before and after these indulgences!
Tonight's show was by Stephen Clark, a very talented Scottish flautist, followed by a traditional show put on the Indonesian crew. Both shows were excellent.
Today was another port where the ship couldn't dock, so the ship's tenders were used to get us to the dock. Ilfracombe is an old Victorian seaside holiday resort, and some of the older buildings need renovating, but at least it hasn't succumbed to the multi storey high rise apartment blocks with flash shopping centres. It is still a quaint town where you can walk around it easily, and the High Street is the main shopping area.
Today we were in town when it was holding its "All Things Morris" annual event, which has to do with teams (or Sides) of Morris dancers competing against one another. We have seen Morris dancing before, but didn't realise the diversity of costumes, styles and music associated with Morris dancing. We enjoyed watching some of the different Sides, but then we moved on to Devon's main attractions - a Hockings Ice Cream with Clotted Cream on top, followed by a Devonshire tea of scones with jam and more clotted cream. It was a good thing we walked around town before and after these indulgences!
Tonight's show was by Stephen Clark, a very talented Scottish flautist, followed by a traditional show put on the Indonesian crew. Both shows were excellent.
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