View of Salcombe at dusk from visitor mooring #10, as we swing around with the wind. Picked up Tom and Serena who’d driven down from Bristol for the day, had a cruise around the ria on the dinghy, went ashore for some fish and chips, then had a peaceful night on board.
Salcombe was a lot quieter than the last time we were here; probably due to the forecast for the Sunday being damp and calm. This meant that we had a buoy to ourselves – always nicer not to have to raft up to someone else and deal with fenders, ropes and the squeaks and bangs throughout the night. Rob the harbour master came by in his launch, took our £12.60 mooring fee and left us with some biodegradable washing up liquid and a Salcombe handbook (I’m guessing it was Rob, unless he’d nicked someone else’s life jacket). Salcombe is one of the most forward-thinking places I’ve been to along the south coast; this year the fees are even recorded on an iPad, transmitted back to the office, and a receipt printed out while you wait. And I go to sea to get away from technology!
Road and Ocean 