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Traveler South West Coast 2022
- Jun 26, 2022 · ⛅ 16 °C Altitude: 82 m
  England South Hams District Stoke Fleming 50.323299, -3.59791250°19’24” N 3°35’52” W
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Day 27
Day 27 Dartmouth
June 26, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Länge: 20 km
Gesamt-Strecke: 765/1.014 km
Dauer: 5,5 Stunden
Höhenmeter: ca. 400 m
Wetter: leicht bewölkt, leichter Wind und sonnig
Als ich an dem Tag aufstehe ist mein Nachbar Tom auch schon aktiv und gleich bietet er mir wieder unzählige Dinge an (der meint wohl ich verhungere 😅). Dieses Mal nehme ich einen Kaffee und heißes Wasser für mein Frühstück an. Als ich mich dann verabschiede redet er noch vom Krieg (also gefühlt, eigentlich geht es um seine recht interessante Army-Zeit 😜) und meint sobald ich gehe habe ich die Annehmlichkeiten nicht mehr (da hat er wohl Recht, kann mich aber auch sonst nicht beklagen 😋). Zuerst geht es vorbei an einem Süßwasser-See, der nur durch einen dünnen Landstreifen vom Meer getrennt ist. Dort steht ein Sherman Panzer aus dem 2. Weltkrieg als Monument. Der erinnert an 700 gefallene US-Soldaten, die hier für den D-Day geübt haben und von deutschen Booten attackiert wurden. Generell ist das Thema 2. Weltkrieg ziemlich präsent, weil die Küstenregionen davon natürlich vielfältig betroffen waren. Danach wieder hoch und runter, das kennt man ja jetzt. Dann treffe ich das Ehepaar vom ersten Abend auf dem Weg wieder. Damit hätte ich nicht gerechnet, weil die komplett einen anderen Rhythmus haben als ich. Recht früh komme ich am Campingplatz meiner Wahl (es gibt nicht viel Auswahl 😅) an. Also baue ich das Zelt auf und laufe noch ein bisschen auf dem SWCP mit leichtem Gepäck weiter - was für eine Wohltat 🙃 - dafür kann ich morgen abkürzen 💪🏻 Zurück am Campingplatz genieße ich die weiterhin endlos scheinende Sonne (das bleibt hoffentlich noch lange so). Irgendwann kommt ein älteres Ehepaar (scheinbar wandern in England nur Senioren 🙈) an und baut sein Zelt auf. Wir fangen an zu reden und gehen dann in den nahen Pub, um was zu essen.Read more
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Traveler Africa 2022
- Sep 20, 2022 · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: 144 m
  England Kingswear Galmpton 50.373613, -3.54390950°22’25” N 3°32’38” W
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Time with the Rogers family
September 20, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
4 wonderful days with Brett, Lynne and Shea hiking sections of the coastal trail, biking in Exeter, drinking cream tea and stopping at pubs along the way. Gorgeous weather, lots of fun, laughs and friendship.Read more
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Traveler South West Coast Path
- Sep 11, 2021, 11:45pm · ⛅ 13 °C Altitude: 148 m
  England Kingswear Galmpton 50.3701, -3.5408350°22’12” N 3°32’27” W
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Day 6
En Schnäck on the Neck
September 11, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
In den heutigen Tag sind wir gestartet mit der Annahme einen "easy day" vor uns zu haben. So viel vorweg: er war nicht easy. Die ersten Kilometer haben wir ohne Frühstück zurückgelegt. Das wäre kein Problem gewesen, hätte es da nicht diesen mühsamen Hügel zwischen uns und dem Frühstück gegeben. Ich habe mich mit Müh und Not da hoch gekämpft, Isa irgendwo hinter mir. Oben angekommen wartete ich, als Isa völlig aus dem Häuschen angerannt kam: "ich muss mein Shirt wechseln!!! Mir fiel ein Schnäck on the neck!" Ihr ist vom Baum eine Schnecke auf den Nacken gefallen, was verständlicherweise nicht allzu angenehm sein kann.

Nach dem Frühstück in Torcross gingen wir motiviert über den ziemlich langen Damm, den wir schon seit Tagen auf der Karte gesehen haben. Der Weg war ziemlich sandig und daher, obwohl er flach war, auch sehr anstrengend. Am Ende des Dammes fanden wir einen kleinen Kaffeestand, wo wir uns einen Eiskaffee gönnten. Von dort an ging die Strecke immer wieder Hügel auf Hügel ab über grüne Wiesen und immer mit dem Meer in Sichtweite. Sehr schön. Sehr angenehm zum Gehen. Gegen Abend schlich sich ein wenig die Müdigkeit ein und wir schleppten uns noch irgendwie nach Dartmouth. Dort gingen wir einkaufen und nahmen die Fähre rüber nach Kingswear. Mit einem letzten Snack intus kämpften wir uns hoch zum Campingplatz in Hillhead. Wir kamen um 19 Uhr an. Mal wieder. Aaaaber: wir sind auf einem grossen Campingplatz gelandet. Es gibt sogar ein Restaurant hier! Wir hatten Abendessen! Und zwei Bier! Wir sind todmüde. Laufen wie Rentner. Aber wir haben Spass dabei.Read more
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Traveler Dreamcatcher
- Dec 11, 2017, 3:00pm · ☀️ 4 °C Altitude: 10 m
  England South Hams District Dartmouth 50.352517, -3.57880750°21’9” N 3°34’44” W
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Dartmouth - Devons Küste
December 11, 2017 in England ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
"Ob ihr wirklich richtig steht, seht ihr, wenn das Licht angeht" ... oder besser gesagt an der Anzahl der Pubs auf der Hauptseite von Dartmouth. Don´t worry! Die Fähre fährt mehrfach die Stunde für kleines Geld.

Thank you Carlos - my favorite spanish - for our last amazing trip :-)Read more
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Traveler South West Coast Path Leg 4
- Jun 12, 2022, 8:17pm · ☀️ 15 °C Altitude: 22 m
  England Brixham 50.393708, -3.51595950°23’37” N 3°30’57” W
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Day 13
Brixham
June 12, 2022 in England ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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As soon as I waved off my parents, I met a really wholesome local elderly couple waiting for the ferry who were going off to get drunk in Kingswear. The other side of the ferry even they then waved me off! The path from there took plenty of ups and downs I'd describe as 'fun' but maybe they just caught me in a good mood. I met a real lad called Kieran hiking the whole path in the other direction and we sat on a bench and spoke for a good while. Then I dashed around Berry Head and I've arrived late in Brixham, which so far seems alright, definitely less horrible than Plymouth.Read more
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where did you get that hat ?
6/12/22Reply
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my brother's head
6/12/22Reply
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A very fair assessment of Brixham. Paignton spoons has little to offer other than damp, but the Green Ginger in TQ is pretty and has an outdoor balcony seating area (if you were to fancy a morning pint that is)
6/12/22Reply
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honestly can't wait to sample the local damp and the famed balcony
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Traveler South West Coast Path Leg 4
- Jun 11, 2022, 3:50pm · ☀️ 18 °C Altitude: 16 m
  England South Hams District Stoke Fleming 50.32, -3.6150°19’12” N 3°36’36” W
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Day 12
Blackpool
June 11, 2022 in England ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I know I've been walking north, but don't worry, I've ended up at the better Blackpool. There were plenty of little settlements along the way: Beesands, Torcross and Strete, but none of them particularly noteworthy enough to smack down a footprint. Torcross to Strete involved walking a large part alongside Slapton Ley, which is supposedly the largest natural lake in the West country. Also supposedly from the nearby beaches is where much of the practice for D-Day took place. But ngl I'm just trying not to sizzle, it is seriously hard work in this weather; I'm now sheltered in a pretty nice café inhaling some chips.Read more
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Saw Jeremy Vine at Slapton once whilst he was on a mini holiday. Didn’t want to be weird and go up to him, but he was wearing a very dashing towel robe
6/11/22Reply
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you know, I've always had an irrational hatred of Jeremy Vine, he definitely deserved to be disturbed. Looking forward to some more juicy stories from you in Torbay tho
6/11/22Reply
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What's Jeremy Vine ever done to you? Did you get an application to Eggheads rejected?
6/12/22Reply
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I can take egghead rejection, I guess it just means Jeremy Vine is the one who can't take a yolk
6/13/22Reply
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Utterly awful 😂
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Traveler South West Coast Path Leg 4
- Jun 12, 2022, 11:36am · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: Sealevel
  England South Hams District Kingswear Halftide Rock 50.351667, -3.57666750°21’6” N 3°34’36” W
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Day 13
Dartmouth
June 12, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Ain't no quim like to party like the quim down in Darty. And there's plenty of reason to party, this is the first place I've reached over 200 miles from Penzance station, and look who's here to meet me for lunch! Had a really nice pit stop with the family, thanks mum and dad:). Dartmouth is also a lovely place, plenty of naval history and supposedly the port from which crusaders sailed to reclaim the holy land!Read more
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Lovely meeting up with you 💕
6/12/22Reply
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😘😘
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Deus vult!
6/12/22Reply
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In vino veritas 😁
6/12/22Reply
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*Deus vult intensifies*
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Traveler South West Coast Path Leg 4
- Jun 11, 2022, 7:56pm · ⛅ 16 °C Altitude: 74 m
  England Dartmouth Warfleet Shinglehill Cove 50.327155, -3.57888650°19’38” N 3°34’44” W
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Day 12
Pitch 12
June 11, 2022 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
A really friendly local chap out walking his dog and fishing in the evening actually pointed me to this spot, it's lovely, even complete with my own bench. What more could you possibly ask for?

Beauty: 7/10
Comfort: 9/10
Dodginess: 3/10

Day 12 stats:
Distance: 27.8 km
Move minutes: 430Read more
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Do you know where you’ll be crossing the dart?
6/11/22Reply
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pretty sure Dartmouth to Kingswear Ferry
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Traveler Back In The Boots
- May 19, 2019, 8:00pm · ⛅ 13 °C Altitude: 18 m
  England South Hams District Kingswear Halftide Rock 50.34929, -3.5784350°20’57” N 3°34’42” W
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Walking - Day 9
May 19, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
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Today's Route - Beesands to Dartmouth
Distance - 22.3km
Beers Earned - 6.2
Weather - leaky clouds

It's our last day on the coast path and we were disappointed that there wasn't a ferry crossing this morning. It just didn't feel right ... it was like starting a day without coffee ... or having scones without clotted cream.

Instead we were presented with a steep up and a sharp down across the headland to reach Torcross, on the edge of Slapton Ley. The Ley is the largest freshwater lake in the south-west and is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of beach and a road. Our walk covered 2.5 totally flat kilometres of the nearly 6km long beach.

The beach, known as Slapton Sands, is very apparently similar to Utah Beach in Normandy and was used as a practice ground for U.S. troops prior to the WWII Normandy landings. One particular 'rehearsal' exercise (Operation Tiger) resulted in huge loss of life (servicemen, not civilians), partly due to the order to use live ammunition to harden the troops against the sights and sounds of battle.

There's a recovered DD Sherman 'swimming tank' in Torcross as a tribute to the lost lives. During Operation Tiger the tank disembarked from the landing craft without it's aquatic features properly installed and promptly sank in 65 feet of water. It was found and recovered 40 years later.

After the flatness of Slapton Sands came a rudely steep zig-zag climb followed by, according to the trail guide, 'several fields which may or may not be filled with cows before traversing a vertiginous dip in the earth's surface'. The fields were not cow-filled when we crossed them but wow, vertiginous was an understatement. It was a traverse that any self respecting mountain goat would avoid ... and it stood between us and lunch. In the absence of a winch there was no option but to clench everything for the descent and flex everything for the reciprocal ascent.

With our tired bodies sustained by a sandwich from the beach cafe at Blackpool Sands our tired feet took us on some gentle clifftop walking towards the Dart River and our destination, Dartmouth. Unfortunately our good luck with the weather didn't hold and we got caught in a heavy rain shower ... twice.

Arriving wet and bedraggled, our mission in Dartmouth was to find a pub with an open fire for dinner, a pint and boot drying. With lovely medieval streets and a rich history, Dartmouth is a town worth exploring but not in the rain. We'll take some photos tomorrow.Read more
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Noice!
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Traveler UK Family Visit 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 · ☁️ 19 °C Altitude: 11 m
  England South Hams District Dartmouth 50.351528, -3.57989550°21’6” N 3°34’48” W
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Day 18
Day out with Terry
August 6, 2019 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Terry, Lara, Cooper and I went on the Dartmouth Steam Railway travelling 7 miles along the South Devon coast and into the Dart Valley with stations at Goodrington Sands, Churston finishing at the beautiful village of Kingswear which sits opposite the Port of Dartmouth. You can get onto Dartmouth River Boats to take you to the historic town of Totnes (nine miles upriver). We enjoyed a lovely lunch at a local pub in Dartmouth.Read more
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