Hung out to dry

These life jackets are ready for the next group of enthusiastic young sailors, 

at the marvellous Mount Batten Water Sports Centre, 

which lies just across the River Plym from the historic Barbican Quarter.

Red, White and Blue.

A sunny day on Plymouth Sound.

The UK has roughly 7,000 miles to coastline to patrol.

This year 6 new patrol boats join the UK Border Force Fleet.

Sailing past the Mount Batten Breakwater on its ways into the River Plym to her berth.

Mount Batten Tower

From the Mount Batten Tower, looking back to the Royal Citadel and yesterday's viewpoint.

No ship passed these canons unless they came in peace.

The canons here on the Tower, together with those on Drake's Island, 

and the other batteries on the western shores of Plymouth Sound, 

ensured that hostile shipping would have to run the gauntlet to drive home an attack.

The waterfront at Mountbatten

Friday was the last day of the Half Term Holiday for most Plymouth schools, 

so there were several families at Mountbatten making the most of it.