The forecast was rain today, and so it turned out. We did some washing and caught up with an episode of The Durrells. Popped out for a beer later on and the weather started brightening up.
Got fish and chips and went home for dinner. Stunning views over the anchorage. Taxi is booked for tomorrow morning so it looks like a big walk from Hope Cove.
Lots of crabby stuff, also Salcombe beer.
Lots of lobsters.
Local chefs doing demonstrations, hoping to be the next star of Saturday Kitchen no doubt. The guy on the right cooked our dinner at the Fortescue last night.
Salcombe will soon have its own gin distillery. Here’s one in miniature.
A couple of the local fishing boats pulled up on Victoria quay. Lots to see.
This being Salcombe, there was no free crab; but it was very busy, so fingers crossed this will become an annual event.
This afternoon we caught the little ferry that takes us across to East Portlemouth on the other side of the estuary.
Quite breezy on the water, but it’s bright and sunny.
And some nice machinery in the anchorage.
We walk along the coast, then turn inland until we reach Gara Rock on the other side of Portlemouth Downs. We’re high on the cliffs.
We head west, back towards the mouth of the estuary. North and South Sands.
Views back to Salcombe.
We stopped for ice cream at East Portlemouth. Views across the anchorage towards our cottage.
Lots of painting and general sprucing-up going on ahead of the first bank holiday weekend of the season. We had a walk round to Batson.
Memorabilia in one of the old boat builder’s workshops in Island street.
Tomorrow’s lunch, alive alive oh.
More nice spots.
Great views over the anchorage from the Ferry Inn.
Nice easy run down to Devon this morning, and here we are in Salcombe. We have a cottage right by the water.
It’s still April so the weather’s not exactly tropical, but lovely views nevertheless.
We get a sharp shower, and an incredible rainbow across the harbour.
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