Devon Holiday July 2003 - page 3
Finally on our very sunny south Devon holiday we walked
across the sand at low tide to Burgh Island from Bigbury-on-Sea,
enjoyed a fabulous pub meal in Modbury, and visited Bantham where
Belinda thought it would be a laugh to bury Mike in the sand to round
off our visit to 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 have 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. It's just about passable still.
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In true Famous Five style, we went to 'explore the island' and walked
up to see the old ruins at the top and admire the coastal view.
Here's Bigbury and the Devon mainland in the background.
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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. It's a
hard life!
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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 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 nice 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!
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There's nothing like reverting back to childhood and building a wall
out of sand on Bantham beach to keep the sea at bay!
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Yes Belinda, very funny, you've buried Mike in the sand, just as he was
buried here at Bantham in Devon 31 years ago by his sister!
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We certainly had an enjoyable week in the hot Devon
sunshine, you may like to check out our links page for many Devon
related (and other) UK tourist websites.
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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