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In May 2011 we went to the Isles of Scilly for a week. We'd wanted to go for some time, part of the reason being that we wanted to fly by helicopter. Organising the trip was interesting, as the B&B, helicopter and train (to Penzance) all had to be booked at different times months apart. But it all worked well, and we had wonderful weather.
We chose to fly by helicopter to the Isles of Scilly - this was our first trip in one. It's quick, convenient - and very noisy. This is on arrival at St Mary's.
Just after leaving the heliport at Penzance you get a nice view of St Michael's Mount.
Flying over St Mary's (the largest island in the Scillies, and the one we stayed on) this is Porth Hellick.
Coming in to land at St Mary's airport. Notice all the hedges needed to shelter the crops.
Town Beach in Hugh Town - the main town on the island.
   
   
   
   
   
Looking out from Hugh Town to some of the other islands - Samson, Bryher and Tresco (L to R).
The peninsular at the end of the island was fortified in Elizabethan times, and is known as the Garrison. This is the Garrison Gate.
View from the Garrison. The purple plants with yellow flowers are Aeonium Atropurpureum, and the tall purple spikes are Echiums. Both are very common.
Morning Point Battery on the Garrison.
Walking along the Garrison wall back towrds Hugh Town.
   
   
   
   
   
From the Garrison wall you can see over Hugh Town. This is Portcressa Beach - you can see how narrow the town is from North to South.
On the second day we took a boat trip out to th island of Treso to visit the Abbey Garden. On the way you could see the Bishop Rock lighthouse in the distance.
Approaching Tresco.
Approaching the harbour at Tresco. The island of Bryher is on the left, and Tresco on the right. with Cromwell's Castle on the shore.
The approach to the house at Abbey Garden.
   
   
   
   
   
The Mediterranean Garden, Tresco.
Tresco Abbey Garden.
Tresco Abbey Garden.
Neptune Steps, Tresco Abbey Garden.
'Cube' by Tom Leaper.
   
   
   
   
   
The Abbey Gardens are so named because there used to be an abbey (St Nicolas's Priory) on this site. Very little remains of it - this is the most obvious remnant.
Cyathea Medullaris (New Zealand Black Tree Fern).
Appletree Bay on Tresco.
Our boat back to St Mary's. This is the same boat that we took to the Eastern Isles later in the week.
There are 5 inhabited islands in the Scillies, and a lot more which people visit for day trips. So you need a different sort of ambulance.
   
   
   
   
   
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