{"id":11150,"date":"2022-11-06T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11150"},"modified":"2022-11-06T18:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T18:43:56","slug":"more-rain-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11150","title":{"rendered":"No tourists = hungry seagulls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a good dinner at the Fortescue last night; Val had chowder and I had a very healthy crab salad. This morning it was pouring with rain again, but we did manage a walk to the nearby hamlet of Batson just before lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-2048x1422.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2796-432x300.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On our way home we bought scones, jam and clotted cream, and had a decidedly unhealthy lunch.  Salcombe is very quiet &#8211; the weekenders have all gone home. We had another amble around this afternoon in between the showers. Hardly any boats left in the estuary now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-2048x1290.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_2798-476x300.jpg 476w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A seagull joined us on the Ferry steps. She wants chips; we don\u2019t have any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-1536x1051.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432-438x300.jpg 438w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/img_4432.jpg 1803w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which leaves us with a dilemma regarding dinner. With no tourists we should be able to walk in anywhere and get a table. I wonder where we&#8217;ll end up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a good dinner at the Fortescue last night; Val had chowder and I had a very healthy crab salad. 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