A SUNNY 8 MILE CIRCULAR HIKE FROM WOOLACOMBE

Sunshine day, we hiked from the campsite through fields and lanes, past Mortehoe, down Kinevor Valley to arrive at Bennett's Mouth on the coast then a beautiful coastal walk past Bull Point lighthouse, Rockham Bay, where there was supposed to be the wreck of a ship but the tide wasn't out far enough, to Morte Point then returned to Woolacombe. Our lunch spot on the edge of the cliffs gave us a good view of a couple of seals playing far below us. A super hike!

MORTEHOE

BENNETT'S MOUTH

BENNETT'S MOUTH

BULL POINT LIGHTHOUSE

ROCKHAM BAY

ROCK HAM BAY AND BULL POINT LIGHTHOUSE

                                                                      SEALS

MORTE POINT

ALMOST BACK TO WOOLACOMBE

A RAINY DAY WALK FOLLOWED BY A SUNNY DAY WALK

The day dawned rainy and misty, we put off going until just before lunch, walked down into Woolacombe, had the obligatory pasty for lunch then walked the length of the wide empty beach to Putsborough, up the cliff and back along the coast path. 
The drizzle fizzled out as we arrived back.

WOOLACOMBE IN THE BACKGROUND

COAST PATH BACK

Wednesday's weather improved, after a cloudy damp start the sun managed to struggle through and finally blue skies appeared.
We drove to Croyde and did a coastal walk to Baggy Point then looped back to Croyde and then walked to Saunton on the coast and returned on the high level coastal track.

PRETTY THATCHED HOUSE IN CROYDE

BAGGY POINT

WHEATEAR

 I SEE NO SHIPS!

DON'T JUMP!

 CROYDE

 SAUNTON BAY

CROYDE AND WOOLACOMBE IN DISTANCE


After a 6 mile walk had half an hours swim in the indoor pool! Like swimming in a bath, 90oF in pool room. Might swim in outside one next time! Pretty sunset.

DELIGHTFUL DEVON

VIEW FROM VIEWING TOWER OF PART OF SLIMBRIDGE

RED EYED TREE FROGS

AXOLOTL

BLUE POISON FROG

GOLDEN POISON FROG

It's getting towards the end of the camping season and Roy had a hankering to visit Devon. Years since either of us have been there.
We had a one night stop on the way down arriving at Woolacombe Sands Holiday Park on Monday. This place with all facilities was cheaper than the small Camping & Caravanning Club sites with just a toilet!
Our first campsite was a big empty field at the side of the owner's house at the side of a water mill he had built himself. It used to be a cloth mill.

Just a few miles away was Slimbridge Wetland Park, we  had a wonderful morning walking the many ponds and seeing hundreds of different birds.

Finally we arrived at Woolacombe Sands Park after a long drive down.

HALMORE MILL

BABY FLAMINGO PRACTISING ONE LEG STAND

BAR HEADED GOOSE

RED BREASTED GOOSE

CRANE

NORTH AMERICAN OTTERS

HARVEST MOUSE

PLUMED WHISTLING DUCK

BLACK NECKED SWAN

PUNA TEAL

PUNA TEAL