Saint Ives to Penzance

After a detailed calculation of tides around the extreme South West point of UK, namely Lands End, we left Saint Ives against the tide and motored for four hours until we got into the East going tide just South of Lands End. This then helped us to sail to Penzance Bay. We thought about stopping in Mousehole but it look a bit bleak so we passed Newlin and dropped the anchor off Penzance harbour for the night of 23rd July. This area is very crowded compared to our Hebrides cruising. Polution in the air and sea, and the noise of traffic coming from the shore. Also there are a lot of ships and sailing boats. Sure to get worse as we work our way further East towards Southampton.