{"id":3298,"date":"2012-05-11T23:26:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T22:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geoffjones.com\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2012-05-11T23:26:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-11T22:26:13","slug":"salcombe-to-stoke-fleming-on-the-south-west-coast-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.geoffjones.com\/?p=3298","title":{"rendered":"Salcombe to Stoke Fleming on The South West Coast Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

No complaints about the weather today! mainly sunshine light winds pretty well perfect.<\/p>\n

\"Now<\/a>After a hearty , if somewhat late breakfast, at The Ria View I took the\u00a31.50 \u00a0ferry across the estuary and started walking at 10am. I made excellent progress and soon caught up with the lads I met at the Avon ferry yesterday, now down to 3 as the fourth had suspected food poisoning from the Brie he had last night and so was taking the bus. As for the taxi two no sight of them all day.<\/p>\n

\"Stonechat\"<\/a>Totally inspiring scenery with some quite dodgy bits on Gammon Head climbing around rocks with a big drop on one side. Then past Maelcombe House a \u00a0sprawling pile that woud never get planning permission these days. Where <i met a full blown twitcher who pointed out the Stonechat.<\/p>\n

At Start Point (great name especially with signs that say Coastal Path Start) I met a guy carrying a tripod who told me of the benefits of using neutral density filters <\/a>and long exposures to get great cloud shots (the clouds are stretched to give the picture\u00a0atmosphere).<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>Then I dropped down to a smart large building (formerly the Trout’s Hotel) where I noticed a guy languishing\u00a0\u00a0in a chair, I commented there was no cafe between here and Salcombe when to my surprise his wife appeared and said we had met on the ferry from Falmouth<\/a>. Oh! how I envy folks who can remember faces. So a cup of tea and slab of cake was soon forth coming and a chair passed over the railing so I could have a snack literally ON The South West Coast Path. Afterwards Paul and his wife showed me round their luxury apartment that they were preparing to rent out & an amazing place it is too. You can find it here Start Bay Lookout\u00a0and it really is as luxurious as they make out \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Much refreshed I continued down to Hallsands& Torcross then along the historic Slapton sands<\/a> used for the mock D-Day landings (all the population was evacuated). After which the path starts using the dangerous A379 around Strete, although a \u00a325,000 alternative path is under construction.<\/p>\n

I finally stopped for the night in the lovely village of Stoke Fleming where Mike<\/a> had fixed me up in Fairholme B&B, Chris is very friendly waiting in for me before dashing out to the Dartmouth Musical festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All the days pictures are here<\/a>, walk statistics here <\/a>and Everytrail below.<\/p>\n

Salcombe to Stoke Fleming on The south West Coast Path at EveryTrail<\/a>
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