Weather: hot and sunny , no wind
Our target today was Salcombe, 22 miles away. But first a trip to the chandlers for more fender ropes. Our new fenders came with free ropes which unravel soon as you look at them so we are replacing them. The chandlers is at the top of a very steep hill. We took our bikes not to cycle up but because it would be fun on the way down. All that way up and they didn’t have the right rope! Luckily we found some in the outdoor shop in town. Provisions bought from the local co-op and we were off by 11 to ride the tide round Start Point. I spent the passage splicing our new fender lines. Once into Salcombe we motored past all the mooring buoys right up to the Salt Stone where we were surrounded by green fields and mud banks. We spent the evening watching egrets and herons pick at the shore and had a quiet night on board.

Today’s photo is the view of our anchorage.