Salcombe

It was a lovely sunny day so we drove in to Kingsbridge to catch the ferry to Salcombe which departs from the Kingsbridge estuary. It's a tidal estuary so the ferry schedule is completely dependent upon the tides. The ferry's website warns that once in Salcombe you may not be able to sail back to Kingsbridge but, not to worry, there's a bus. Armed with that info we boarded the Lady Mary and started out on the last ferry of the morning. We had the front of the ferry to ourselves with the exception of a rather dour mother and daughter.

Lovely scenery along the way.

The seagulls found a nice place to rest as the tide receded.

The closer we got to Salcombe, the choppier the water became and the windier it got.

Approaching Salcombe.

Salcombe seafront

The tide was so strong that it took the captain three or four tries to put into the ferry landing.

Presumably everyone in Salcombe shares the same "windblown" look.

The Salcombe sculpture above features a crab. Funny, though, because it's the Cornish coast that is most famous for crab. The best seafood in Salcombe is said to be scallops. In fact, Salcombe scallops are so good, that they were often shipped up to Buckingham Palace for her majesty. Don't know if Charles is a scallop lover.

It's a very picturesque little seaside town

and it was remiss of me not to have taken more photos of the little lanes. May have to go back and right that. We stopped for lunch at the Ferry Inn and had some of those celebrated scallops and because it's a famous pub, Bruce had to try the beer.

It was now about 2:00 and tide was well and truly out.

We walked around town and I visited some lovely galleries, wishing I had a place in the UK so I could buy some of the marvelous art. We caught the very crowded 3:00 bus and marveled at the skill of the bus driver on these very narrow streets. Once back at Kingsbridge we witnessed the low tide on the Kingsbridge side.

The center of Kingsbridge is quite lovely, decorated by volunteers for an award-winning scheme called "Kingsbridge in Bloom".

All in all, a lovely town and a lovely day.