Great sleep
though I was woken a little early by the bin lorry backing up and the seagulls.
I love the seaside and would like nothing more then settle down with sound of
the crashing waves in the background and the smell of the sea. It’s a very
different sensation to the seaside in the Baltics where there is little salt in
the sea and few waves
Pouring the
rain, absolutely chucking it down, thank goodness I purchased the rain top and
sorry Susie for losing your poncho with the sheep all over it. Actually lucky I
didn’t have it as it would have proved no good in the wind
Monster
climb out of Dartmouth with the castle in the background. Last time we were
here they were filming a TV series in the area. Was determined to go to
Plymouth via Slapton Sands as this is the area that Susie and I walked back in
the 80’s. Our first holidays were on a shoe string as we had little money so I
borrowed camping gear from the army and we walked the South Coast coastal path.
Many fun and adventures were had and I have great memories of those days
Found the
fields where Susie and I had had to abandon the coastal path all those years
ago. The coast path had fallen into the sea so we had to climb over a barbed
wire fence and walk through the farmer fields. We say the farmer on that day so
I walked over to him to ask permission. He said it was very nice of me to ask
and most people didn’t bother. Warned me about the bull in the last field and
that he would be no problem as he had a field full of cows, I didn’t tell Susie
that until we were there and it all went well 😊
Arrived in
Slapton after a lot of climbing. Spent some time reading the memorial that has
been erected around a Sherman Tank that had been recovered from the bottom of
the sea. This area was used in 1944 to practise the D Day landings. Some 30,000
troops landed on Slapton Sands. However the exercise had problems with a live
firing incident in which 100’s were killed in friendly fire. Then German
E-boats got into the convoy killing 749. 10 of the casualties were officers who
knew all about the landings and their bodies had to be recovered. The D Day
landings were almost called off because of this.
The road to
Kingsbridge and onto Plymouth was a main road and though the traffic was slow
moving it was really boring as it was just up and down with traffic, not much
choice though as there were no other routes available.
The rain
has now stopped
Crossed
over to Torpoint on the chain ferry. Chatted to a young navy lad who serves on
the submarines (Trafalgar class) that was currently docked for some engineering
works. Once on the other side had a sandwich and a cup of tea in Cornwalls #1
café (at least according to what they displayed on the wall). Was actually very
good 😊 Studied the map and found there
were roads that I could take that followed the coast
Lovely ride
to Looe where I tried to find a bike shop as my gears are playing up again but
nothing available. I really need to learn some basic bike maintenance as this
is ridiculous. Looe was very busy so happy that I had decided not to stay here
but to push on to Polperro
Polperro
was worth the effort as its just a beautiful fishing village. I have been here
before but its very different when you arrive on a bike. Found the B&B
checked in, showered, changed and then into the village to find something to
eat. Had a Pie in the Blue Peter Inn (best in Polperro) and then an early
night. Only 95km but at least 7 major climbs today
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