Forgot to mention yesterday, besides the slow worm that John nearly stepped on, it was so cold we even saw Chinstrap Penguina!
This morning Melv & I hurried down to Shaldon beach to catch the 8 o'clock ferry across to Teignmouth. The ferryman made an appearance at 8.15. He said "I'm never late" - daft bugger; he was 15 minutes late! Then he said "I've never seen anybody waiting for the ferry at 8 o'clock". How stupid was this man - if he turns out at 8.15 how could he know if there was anybody there at 8 o'clock. Anyway we joined John and trudged along in persistent rain all the way to Starcross where we missed the ferry to Exmouth by 5 minutes. Next one not for another hour. We retraced our steps and went to have a pint in The Atmospheric Railway Inn, but not open until 12 o'clock. We ended up in a charity shop that doubled as a cafe where Melv frightened a couple of old dears by threatening to take off his trousers!
Pete,
ReplyDeleteGlad all is well & very much enjoying the blog & your walk. Glad to hear that you are finding lots of "watering holes" to sample!!! Hope the beer etc is good. Weather forecast looks good for the next few days!!
All the best
Twister
Here I am indoors looking out at a bright day with the sun beating down - what a pity Pete couldn't have organised better weather the last couple of miserable wet dreary days - you just can't get the staff these days ! Still I must confess to enjoying the the walks ("despite the company" did I hear you ask ?)and having a good gossip with the rest of the party. Thanks too to Lyn for providing us with drinks when we arrived at the Ladram campsite - we took the hint from Pete that he wanted us to leave when he took his socks off - not a pretty sight I can tell you, and it was just as well that the door was open ....... !! I think Lyn is the real hero(ine) of this whole exercise, driving the van into all sorts of impossible locations & then having to deal with his lordship when he trudges back to the van each afternoon - the patience of a saint springs to mind !! Thanks too to J&V for ferrying me back to Teignmouth to collect my car - much appreciated. Let's hope for all concerned that the better weather is here to stay for the last week of this adventure !
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Melv - at least Pete won't be able to give you any stick today ...... because the silly bu**er left it behind in Budleigh Salterton !! There's a silver lining to every cloud !!
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weather forecast does look better for this weekend, so hope you enjoy better weather. No doubt you'll find time to watch the Blackburn match on Sunday. Enjoy Terry & Sue
ReplyDeletePete, I've always said that letting men loose with your pole was going to get you into trouble.
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