Day 40 (29th July 2022)

 The last third of the Germinal CCXXIV road trip takes us (now that Guy & Morgan have joined me again) to stop #90

ISLES OF SCILLY

 In the background you can see St.Mary's Pool, the bay opposite Hugh Town, the main city of St.Mary's and the Isles of Scilly. It is a delightful place, and it is also where the band kicked off their first national tour in support of their debut album on the 2nd June 2003, playing at The Scillonian Club on St.Mary's Island. What a classy move.

We arrived at the Scilly Isles on the antiquated Scillonian III, a flat bottomed boat that has a reputation for bringing out sea-sickness in even the most hardy old sea dog. Today, however, the sea had barely a ripple on its surface which made standing up and taking a picture of another Germinal CCXXIV place easy peasy. Stop #91

WOLF ROCK

As is always the case when trying to photograph a distant feature on or off the coast, selfie mode makes it practically invisible. But trust me, it really is there, and it honestly does strike a commanding presence out in the Atlantic Ocean.

Named after the noise the howling winds make in a storm, Wolf Rock lighthouse was the first to be fitted with a helipad, probably because of its remoteness and difficulty in getting supplies in even a mild storm.

We made camp at The Garrison and set off pronto for a swim, via the Co-op for a picnic lunch.

On the way back, I had a fantastic view of stop #92

THE ROAD

When I first started working on this mad Sea Power inspired idea, there were quite a few places that at best perplexed me and at worst seemed impossible to work out. "The Road"? I mean, bloody hell, that could be anywhere! But on our first trip to the Scillies a few years ago, this particular dilemma was solved.

It is the stretch of water that separates St.Mary's from Tresco, one of the most common "highways" amongst these Isles, as Tresco is world famous for it's beautiful gardens and is extremely popular for day visits by tourists from Cornwall.

More island hopping and Germinal CCXXIV places tomorrow.

Allons-y 

Douglas Germinal CCXXIV Brain over and out