With that in mind we set off early from Plymouth on our trip to Salcombe. Initially the wind was kind and we made valiant attempts at fishing for mackerel, but it soon blew up making for a slightly nerve wracking entry across the sand bar into the harbour. It was only later that we learnt about the horrific lifeboat disaster here in 1914.
A tragedy at Salcombe bar
The crew found Salcombe to be a rather posh place and not really to her taste. However after a tasty pub meal and a good sleep we were both ready for today’s dash to Dartmouth.
With our new mackerel line out (the one from yesterday went overboard) we had an uneventful sail in the sun arriving at Dartmouth by early afternoon.... sadly without mackerel.
This town is more to everyone’s liking and we are looking forward to a mackerel supper caught and cooked by a professional
We were pleased to travel on the Kingswear ferry to Dartmouth town which was built at Conyer in 1978
The ferry built near Faversham
Tomorrow we go to Torquay in order to leave the boat for a week intil the next stage of the adventure
Entry to Dartmouth
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