Today ended up being very hard work - more so than yesterday even though the distance and ascents were similar. Our legs and feet were much more tired. Towards the end we were hobbling and staggering a bit to be honest. I definitely need new walking shoes as these ones are knackered and have holes in them.
I woke up really early and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I went for a wander on the sea front in the early morning sun.
After a hearty breakfast at the Cricket Inn, we set off into the wild blue-skied yonder. Our first task was to walk along the very long spit of beach from Torcross to Strete - Slapton Sands. This was the site of an ambush by the Germans in 1944 which resulted in the deaths of 750 American and Canadian soldiers. There’s also a Sherman tank there on the beach which was sunk during the battle and later raised from the sea bed.
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| View of Slapton Sands from Torcross - it snakes away through the sea |
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| Going through Strete |
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Memorial at Slapton Ley
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| Knackered |
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| Overjoyed to reach Dartmouth Castle. Nearly there! |
Dartmouth is a nice surprise - absolutely stunning. We went to the Rockfish chippy and found that we’d turned up on £5 Fish Friday, which happens on the third Friday of every month. It’s the best fish and chips I’ve ever had - hot and crispy. We sat and devoured it by the harbour and then Colin got a licquorice flavour ice cream which was also delicious even though it looked like putty.
Then Colin went to watch TV in the Airbnb and I went for a walk around and sat by the harbour in the lovely evening sunshine.
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Note the large black-backed gull waiting to
nick people’s chips |
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