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chokkie | 08:36 Sun 23rd Dec 2012 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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HI folks, have been sitting here with all sorts of references around me, trying to work out thie one ....

"One notorious adventurer' search for Sp;anish gold was launched in this coastal town. It's now a noted getaway for city folk who love its intriguing mix of high culture and simple seaside pleasures. YOu can find all kinds of seafood here - although some locals find one example hard to sstomach. Name the town.

The four pictures are: A Union flat, some fish being smoked on a stick, a c arved deear on the back of a ship, and a close up of a large ?scallop shell.

Padstow comes to mind, but any help would be appreciated.

Manyt hanks, Chox.
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If it helps I think the ship is The Golden Hind
Vigo in north east Spain? The deer on the ship could be The Golden Hind, Drakes ship, and the scallop shell is the symbol of St James. His bones are said to be buried in Santiago in NW Spain.
It will be Corunna. Drake sailed a fleet into the city
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oooh, thanks - that's interesting, presumed it was inthe UK, because of the union flag. Chox.
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many thanks folks, appreciate your help today. Chox.
the clue says search was launched so presumably it means the starting point.
Is Tavistock a coastal town? He was born there.
He sailed from Plymouth where they hold an oyster festival ahich could fit in with the hard to stomach part of the clue.
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