Synopsis: Helen’s first full day in England this summer so we drove to the coast to see the much missed sea, have a celebratory lunch in the Ship Inn and take a short walk along the coast path.
Helen flew into the country yesterday so this was our first full day together this summer. Helen had recently said to me, “I never think I am missing the sea until I see it again when I feel how good it is to be back.” That being the case, I thought we should take a trip to the coast for a brief walk.
Ship Inn, Noss Mayo - Helen and Me
Mum came with us, which was handy, as we needed a car. And of course it was good to have Mum along with us anyway. I’d often seen the Ship Inn at Noss Mayo on my many walks and have long thought I’d like to taste the food there. I thought it best to arrive early and I was proved right as, although we arrived at noon, we were asked if we’d booked a table and apparently there was only one small table left, under the stairs, but that suited us fine. We had an excellent lunch, a celebration of Helen’s recent successful completion of her university studies. Obviously the word is out that the Ship Inn prepares very good food in a wonderful location. How often do you get that combination?
Walk along Revelstoke Drive
After lunch we drove a short distance out of Noss Mayo to a National Trust car park adjacent to the coastal path. From there we repeated a short walk along Revelstoke Drive, a walk that we’d done last year, in the sun. This year there was a light rain falling as we parked the car, but that was not to daunt us. You might have thought we’d be the only mad fools doing this but we passed numerous dog walkers and joggers on the path. The colour of the sea was lovely, being very deep hued in the subdued light.
On reaching the return point on the coast path I walked on ahead to pick up the car whilst Mum and Helen took a more relaxed pace. On returning in the car to pick them up I discovered Helen had used grass to clean the National Trust notice board in the car park and had then rubbed her eye giving her an enormous allergic reaction of one very puffy eye. Oh dear, children! You can’t turn your back on them for a moment.
Burgh Island – looking towards Bigbury
We then drove on to Bigbury where we crossed the sand bar that connects Burgh Island with the mainland when the tide is out. Mum sat at a table of the Pichard Inn whilst Helen and I climbed to the top of the island where there is an old derelict small building of unknown use. Returning to Bigbury we found a bench looking out towards Burgh Island and sat and had a muffin each and a drink before setting of for home. We had lasagne for supper back at Mum’s.
Walk Statistics:
Total Distance: 1.9 miles
Moving Time: 1hrs 2min
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