Later, after leaving Looe, we drove to Polperro, a nice little village which has a curious name. it reminds me of the word for a Spanish dog.Polperro has very narrow streets and the cottages surround a little fishing harbour.
We had coffee in a very typical English pub, and there I heard a strange story.
It seems, people in Polperro were dedicated to smuggling mainly, because they had an excellent natural harbour to hide their activities and the Customs Officers couldn't catch them easily, so they agreed to split their benefits and share them with the Royal Crown, so they became "legal" smugglers and could plunder Spanish ships without punishment.
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