Wanda has booked into the marina at Noss on Dart. This is run by Premier so we can use the remainder of our "free" visitor nights.
We visited Brighton friends Gill and Mark who now live in Axmouth. We spent a delightful few days with them over the bank holiday weekend. The weather was kind, we took the steam train into Dartmouth and a river cruise up the Dart. (We passed Wanda; she was moored on the outside of the jetty at Noss).
Gill and Mark now live in a large country house with extensive grounds and formal gardens. A big change from Brighton life. As always they were excellent hosts and we all enjoyed an indulgent, relaxed and happy few days; for which we owe them many thanks.
We stopped at a wonderful beach near Paignton called Broadsands. It's a safe sandy beach crowded with families on holiday, it has colourful beach huts, with green rolling hills as a backdrop it seemed the quintessential English holiday scene. So sweet after many months and years overseas.
The forecast is not too good for a few days and we have an outboard engine problem. It is brand new but refuses to start properly. It clearly needs some attention; this weather delay may give us the opportunity to fix it.
Pip has taken the water taxi to town for food shopping.
She said she will choose something for tea.