South Devon - June 2014 - Brixham

After our lunch and wander in Dartmouth we caught the passenger ferry across to Kingswear and then the bus back up to the campsite where we showered and changed and then caught another bus into Brixham!!!  We seemed to be constantly on the go on this 'break'!!!

It was still very warm, even warmer than the day before, and the streets, harbour and marina were literally heaving with people.  We mooched around these areas before stopping for a pint sat outside a harbour side pub.

Later that evening we had our main meal back on site and had an early night, exhausted from two days of cramming as much as we could into each day!! 

On Sunday morning it was time to pack up and head home.  We could easily have stayed longer and still found things to do.  I have no doubts we'll be back to Hillhead at some point, but I'm not sure the weather will be as kind as it was that weekend?!?!  I guess a girl can always dream?!

Our next trip is just over two weeks away......we're off for 9 days and we're calling it our 'Canal & Cotswold' trip!!!

South Devon - June 2014 - Dartmouth

Once back in Dartmouth we had lunch in a restaurant sat overlooking the boats and then a walk around the Victoria Gardens and the town.

South Devon - June 2014 - Dartmouth to Totnes River Cruise

On Saturday morning we were up at 7am!  We had booked a river cruise, as part of our Jubilee Pass, and the boat left Dartmouth at 9am.  After a quick breakfast we caught the early bus down into Kingswear and the passenger ferry across to Dartmouth.  We had time for a coffee before we boarded so sat alongside the water watching the early morning boats come and go.

We boarded our boat for the morning, The Cardiff Castle, and left at 9am for the 1.5 hour trip up the river to Totnes.  As it was the early sailing there was only a dozen of us on the trip.  The commentary was really funny and made the time fly by!  We passed some really pretty riverside villages including Dittisham and Stoke Gabriel, sailed passed the working boatyards, the Royal Naval College, Agatha Christie's last holiday home, Greenway, and Sharpham House (a now famous Devon vineyard).  The wildlife was stunning too.  Lots of little egrets, cormorants, ducks and geese and we even saw nesting herons!

Once docked at Totnes, we saw the massive queue for the return journey so decided to stay on to keep our seats. Lucky we did, because it was full on the return journey.  The weather was fantastic for the whole trip.