Today was moving day, so we were up, packed and cleaned up by 9:30. Our lovely Cornish holiday was at an end. As one final treat, Malcolm and Delyth took us to Port Isaac, the home of the Doc Martin TV show. This little village is painfully cute. There is a bit of a newer community on the upper level where we parked. and then we walked down the hill to the old village. Beside the parking lot we saw Bert Large's restaurant van.
The walk down was quite steep, but the lower you got, the more familiar it became to Doc Martin fans. The house used as Doc's surgery is really Fern Cottage and is easy to pick out. The school is an old school which is now a restaurant. Bert's Restaurant is a cottage with a deck running along over the harbour. The pharmacy was the hardest to recognize as it is a candy store, and not where I expected it to be.
The old village is a maze of tiny streets surrounding a very protected harbour. It was great fun to have a stroll around, and the locals are happy to tell about the show. They said the town is just packed in the summer with fans from all over the world who love the program. This time of year is a good time to visit.
We endured the longish drive home to Stroud, and move on to Eastbourne tomorrow. We'll have to go to London first and then out to Eastbourne. We look forward to our visit with Jan and Brian and the boys, and will look back with fondness at our time here in Stroud and Cornwall. Our wonderful friends here have been charming hosts and excellent tour planners. Thanks Delyth and Malcolm, for a memorable visit.
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