All the guidebooks say that when you are in this corner of England, you must go see the Eden Project, which we did today. We even travelled there and back by bus and foot, which got us a discount on our entrance tickets. (They have a strong environmental mission and promote recycling and other conservation measures.)

The Eden Project is a giant terrarium built in a former clay pit. The main attraction is two climate-controlled biomes, huge geodesic dome enclosures that look a bit like large alien bubble habitats that have landed on the British countryside. Inside are plants from the tropics and subtropics – one part is Mediterranean biome, the other is rainforest. Ben and Susannah spent much of their time taking photos of exquisite flowers and everyone sampled the baobab smoothie, though not everyone loved it.  With the indoor exhibits plus extensive outdoor gardens and installations, we made a full day of it.

Back in Fowey we had dinner and wandered around the harbor. After the kids were asleep, N and S ambled two doors down to the Safe Harbor, our neighborhood pub, and enjoyed half pints (it comes in half pints!) of local liquid refreshment (Cornish Rattler and St Austell Amber, if you must know). Sitting on a bench outside the pub, preparing these words for you, dear reader, we saw the moon rise over the opposite hill – nice treat at the end of the day!
   
    
(Believe it or not, the picture below shows the second rare corpse flower we’ve seen blooming; the first was in the Smith greenhouse several years ago.)