Salcombe

Dinner last night – John Dory

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Storm last night on the way home – gloomy and damp this morning

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Dinghy pontoon absolutely rammed – Salcombe is very busy!

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Salcombe Yawls – elegant local boats

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You can paint yours any colour you like

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The day ended with a beautiful evening

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Slapton, Gara Rock, Salcombe

Dinner last night in the Start Bay Inn – Monkfish

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Walking at Slapton Ley this morning. Read all about the wildlife – it’s here somewhere!

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Wild Garlic flowering everywhere

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Back at the memorial carpark on the coast. Sportstracker trace of this walk at http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/telford_mike/blbsqtfc6afa5k40

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View from Gara Rock – they’re building holiday homes here, so this is the only view worth seeing.

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Salcombe from East Portlemouth

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Park anywhere at this time of year!

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Torcross – Hallsands–Torcross

Had a very easy run down to Devon this morning, arrived in time for a crab sandwich on the quay at Kingsbridge.

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Pottered over to Torcross and abandoned the car. There is a circular walk to Beesands via a little hamlet called Widewell. From Beesands we continued over the cliff to Hallsands. Sportstracker trace here: http://www.sports-tracker.com/#/workout/telford_mike/41n1msmf5f58uini

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Lobster pots at Beesands.

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Hallsands and Start Point

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Path on the way back to Beesands

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Torcross – looking like a postcard.

The valley of waterfalls

This walk takes a couple of hours. Get the bus from Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg. The Lauterbrunnen valley is known as the valley of waterfalls. Click through the thumbnails to find out why.