Off to Plymouth, where WNO is touring for the week. Pleasures of going to Plymouth include: the red rocks of Dawlish where the train runs along the shore; a martini at the Plymouth Gin Distillery; strolling on the Hoe with the last of the daffodils; a pint in the Dolphin, Beryl Cook's favourite pub, where the casks stand on trestles and there's always a coal fire in the grate; fish and chips on the Barbican quayside, and a fight with the gulls for the last bits of batter. Bliss!