26th June 2010 - Ilton Farm, Salcombe

Woke up to sunshine, Billy cooked breakfast/brunch on the Cadac, which we tucked into before heading off on our bikes.

At the top of the road was the cycle path from Malborough to Salcombe, which we took to Salcombe. We freewheeled down the hilll and it was exhilarating apart from the thought that we would have to cycle back up at some point.

We decided to take the ferry across to East Portlemouth, found a railing in Salcombe to chain our bikes to and headed off across the river on the ferry . It must be the most expensive strip of water at £1.40 each for a single. We were on the small boat for about 3 mins but it was worth it to see the beaches the other side.

We walked up to the Venus café for a drink but all tables were taken so decided to walk along the road thinking we would find a pub further up the road. We walked along the road but there was no else for refreshment, although we found a lovely beach, Mill Bay, we thought about walking barefoot on the sand but decided to walk beside a stream down to the beach as the sand was too hot.

We walked back along the beach to where we got off the ferry and when we got back to Venus café there was a free table, so we stopped for a drink and then headed back across the river on the ferry to Salcombe.

Back in Salcombe we browsed the shops and made a couple of purchases in Seasalt, then back to unchain our bikes and start the uphill trek to the cycle track. By now the sun was very hot, so most of the way we were pushed the bikes up the hill but even that was very hard work. We kept stopping for a rest and swig of water. The bacon we had for our brunch did not help!

We eventually made it to the top and then enjoyed the cycle ride back to the campsite.

After a lovely, if tiring, day, Billy flashed up the BBQ and we relaxed outside the van enjoying the sunshine.