Devon Holiday July 2003 - page 3
Finally on our very sunny south Devon holiday we walked
across the fine sand at low tide to the idyllic Burgh Island from
Bigbury-on-Sea, enjoyed a fabulous pub meal in Modbury, and visited
Bantham beach where Belinda thought it would be a laugh to bury Mike in
the sand to round off our visit to delightful Devon.
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On Day 5 in Devon we headed to Bigbury and walked across the tidal
causeway at low tide to Burgh Island. At high tide a sea tractor
takes people back and forth as the only other option would be to wade -
or swim!
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What a simply wonderful spot to write our postcards (and enjoy a few
drinks), here at the Pilchard Inn on Burgh Island, where we spent a few
amusing hours watching people trying to cross from Bigbury before the
tide came in. Above, it's just about passable still.
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In true Famous Five style, we went off to 'explore the island' and
walked up to see the old ruins at the top and admire the adorable
coastal view. Here's Bigbury and the Devon mainland in the
background.
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Here we're looking towards the mainland from the remains of St
Michael's Chapel on top of Burgh Island. Yes, it was another hot
and sunny Devon day.
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As the tide was in we took the sea tractor back to Bigbury - and spent
the rest of the day lazing around on the beach and rocks. Isn't
life hard?
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There were two pubs in Modbury, our holiday base in Devon, and we ate
in both of them. This is our meal in the Modbury Arms, which was
excellent.
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On our last day in south Devon (and yes, it was another hot one) we
walked round Bantham and its vast sandy beach at low tide.
Surfing is a popular water sport here and the beach is lifeguard
patrolled.
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No, Mike isn't having a p***, he's admiring the view along the River
Avon. After this we visited the local pub, the Sloop Inn for a
drink, then went to find a suitable spot for a picnic along the coast
path.
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Walking up from Bantham, we headed towards Thurlestone and joined up
with the end of the Hope Cove coast walk we
did earlier in the week. That's Burgh Island and Bigbury in the
background.
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Yes Mike, you're trying to fly over the water again just like you did
earlier on the Devon holiday at Wembury beach.
Yawn, why not try another trick for a change? Devon sure has some
lovely sandy beaches.
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Belinda was so keen to have her picture taken in the surf at Bantham
she didn't notice that big splashee wave coming up behind! Now,
there's...
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...nothing like reverting back to childhood and building a wall out of
sand on Bantham beach to keep the sea at bay! Er, how old are you?
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Yes Belinda, very funny, you've buried Mike in the sand, just like he
was buried here at Bantham in Devon 31 years ago by his little sister!
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Well, we certainly had an enjoyable week in the hot
Devon sunshine, for planning your own visit you may like to check out
our links to some of the many excellent Devon tourist websites we've found.
Mike is pleased to report that Devon hasn't lost its
charm since his childhood family holidays. And it seems that his
memories of endless sunny days really were true!
We have some Devon
holiday video clips available to view and have written a review of the talkie walkies
we first used on this Devon holiday.
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