Dudley, Jenny and Adrian left Newton Abbot at 7.30 a.m. and I started my walk from Stoke Fleming at 8.30. I followed the path down to Blackpool Sands and then back up again to Strete. After leaving the village, the path went off down a track till I arrived at Strete Gate at 9.25. Then I followed the path down the side of the marshes of Slapton Ley until I came to Torcross at 10.15. Had a look at the Sherman tank which is a memorial to the American servicemen who died while preparing for D-Day. 942 died. I then went across a small promentary to Beesands, where I had a coffee at 11 o'clock. Then I passed Hallsands, where the village was destroyed in 1917 - this was caused by inappropriate excavation of gravel from the sea bed. At 11.55 I arrived at Start Point and there was a sign saying "462 miles to Minehead".
Then stopped for lunch at Lannacombe Bay at 12.40. At 1 p.m. started walking again, passing Maelcombe House and passed Prawle Point at 2 o'clock and Seacombe Sands at 3.08. While at Prawle Point I saw a Cirl Bunting and a Peregin Falcon. At 4.25 I caught the ferry and arrived in Salcombe. At 5.15 I caught another ferry to South Sands and then walked a mile or so to the youth hostel, which is part of a large National Trust property with lovely views over the estuary.
Distance walked today 22 miles.
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