Tuesday, 13th March, we had planned to go to the Barbican and along to the Plymouth Hoe. The weather forecast said it would be clear and sunny all day, although it actually turned out to be a bit cloudy. Nevertheless, the sky and weather was pretty decent.

We walked along the Barbican and stopped at a little store where Nyssa picked up a few postcards. We then continued to walk on and took a few photos along the way. A guy must have noticed us taking photos and asked if we wanted our photo taken together to which we replied “Yes”. We then set off walking again stopping here and there to take some shots. We stopped at this place called the Cafe Terrace to sit down and have a coffee. I found Nyssa and I a seat while she went off to order. She then came back with a mocha and a latte that was supposed to cost £3.65 only the guy seem to have only charged her .80p for the both of them! Maybe it was her Aussie accent Sitting there and relaxing, the view was awesome looking out at the water and with the sun beaming down. It was a tad nippy but lovely all the same. After relaxing for a little we decided to get moving and take some more photos. Once again another guy saw us taking photos and asked if we wanted our picture taken. This time I declined, but only to be gutted after when I realised he was a photographer with a very fancy camera.

Moving on and getting ever so closer to Smeaton’s Tower (lighthouse), we stopped and took quite a few photos. I think it’s fair to say we spent most of the day taking photos and just enjoying the views to be honest. Then sitting down on a bench for about 5 minutes to take in the views and snap a few shots of some magpies that were hopping around. Since the day was ending and getting more colder, we decided to head back into the city centre before going home to pick up a couple of things, stopping at the Barbican before going into the city to enjoy some fish and chips by the water.

All in all, it was a really lovely day out. The weather played nicely, the views were good, the stroll was enjoyable and the sky and lighting conditions were fairly good for photos. Unfortunately Tinside Pool was closed, but a trip back when the weather warms up is definitely in order I think.

Saturday 3rd March, the weather was quite good so we walked into Saltash for lunch (pasties) then continuing down to Lower Fore Street, where we finished our pasties and then went for a walk halfway across the Tamar Bridge, then back again. We then went down to Saltash waterfront to sit with the swans and pigeons for a little while, before deciding to head back home.

Tuesday 6th March, the weather was good again so we walked to Forder for some photography. We set out after lunch, the first part of the walk was mostly road walking. Once we got to Forder, we looked for some ducks to feed, but only found two, which weren’t all that interested, so we continued walking across a grassy field. Here we saw some birds flying around, which were probably buzzards. There were about 5 of them all together in the sky, flying around and calling. We continued walking over the grass to a small trail in the trees. We walked through to the end, took some photographs and decided to head back to the other side of Forder Creek, where the sun was shining. The trail on this side of the creek much longer than the one on the other side, so we killed a lot of time walking through here. The trail was muddy, but gorgeous none the less. We followed this right out into a clearing where we got an amazing view of the Forder Railway Viaduct. This was more towards the bottom of the hill, so we walked to the top, where the view all around was even more amazing. Up here, we took some photographs again, even though the conditions weren’t great for it, and even saw a rabbit. Eventually, we headed back down the trail towards Forder. As we neared, we saw a single Cormorant sitting on a boat, which made for a good photo opportunity. As it was getting late, we just headed straight home.

Read the rest of this entry »