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Tuesday 11 September 2018

Come For A Walk With Me ......

I seem to have  been lucky enough to have gained a few new readers to my Blog - thank you.  If you are a new Follower, it occurred to me that you don’t really know where I live, although for readers in the UK, the name of my Blog might be a bit of a giveaway!



Yes, I live in the area of South Hams, in the beautiful County of Devon, right down in the South West of the Country.  Next to Devon, you have Cornwall, which I’m sure many of you will have heard of, from various novels and TV dramas -  Doc Martin and Poldark, to name just two!  After leaving Cornwall, you just drop into the ocean! That’s one of the things I love about living here, the ocean is always around us.  

The first four photos were taken at Hope Cove.  Walking from Thurlestone to Hope Cove is one of my very favourite coastal walks.










The photo above with the path leading to the sea, always reminds me of the poem by John Masefield, called Sea Fever .... “I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by..... I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide,  is a wild call and a clear call, that may not be denied......”

We are surrounded by the sea, and I love nothing better than setting out on a coastal walk.  All the photos today were taken by me whilst I was out walking.  I also live at the foot of Dartmoor, one of our National Parks, but, to be honest, it has to be beaches and the sea for me every time.  I feel blessed that I am still able to walk around eight miles or so, and, believe me, Devon is known for its hills, so it really is all uphill and down dale.  The hills lead right down to the sea, and the lanes leading to the sea are narrow, with very high hedges, so that you can’t always see vehicles coming in the opposite direction!

This next beach has to be one of my very favourites....Bigbury on Sea.  Would you believe that I’ve been going there for over 71 years, as my mum and dad took me there from the time I was six months old, so it’s almost in my DNA.





This next photo was taken at Salcombe.  I really am so lucky to live in this wonderful spot, that I call heavenly Devon, as all these places are only 20 minutes from where I live. 



On a lovely Summer day, it’s one of the best places in the world.  Oh, okay, perhaps I AM slightly biased.  I was playing with a new Camera App with this last photo.  I have very fond memories of visiting Salcombe with a friend, a few years ago now.  It was a boiling hot day....too hot to do much serious walking, so we sat under the sun umbrella on the terrace of a lovely Hotel, which had gorgeous views all along the estuary, with brightly coloured boats bobbing up and down.  We started off with morning coffee and warm, buttered croissants, which drifted into lunch, accompanied by the obligatory glass of Rosè, and, believe it or not, we were still sat there at 4pm, so decided to have a Devon Cream Tea, complete with lashings of Devonshire Clotted Cream!



Well, I hope you’ve  enjoyed the little tour, and I’m sure I’ll be back again soon.  Once again, thank you for taking the time to read my Blog.  I really do appreciate it.



12 comments:

doodles n daydreams said...

Beautiful beaches, lucky you. I enjoyed the story that went with your last photo, I enjoy a Devonshire tea but the last place I had it the cream was squirted out of a tin! Not quite the same.
Diana

Jo-Anne's Ramblings said...

Such lovely photos you like in such a lovely part of the world, I enjoyed looking at these photos of your part of the world

Southhamsdarling said...

Hallo Diana! Always good to see you over here- I’m glad you enjoyed the photos, but I agree that the cream wouldn’t be quite the same when squirted out of a tin. ! 😳. I do hope that all is well over there in your part of the world!

Southhamsdarling said...

Thank you Jo-Anne for coming across to visit me. I am so glad you enjoyed the photos today - I am, indeed, blessed living where I do. Take care.

michael driscoll said...

Wonderful Diane Thank you-- Devon will always have a piece of my heart.Michael Driscoll Collingwood Canada.

Suzanne said...

Hi Thisisme. Doing a little work on my computer, and decided to pop over...here you are. Enjoyed your tour this morning. It always seems to be pretty calm at some spots, and busy with boaters at other spots. But, so lovely. I really enjoyed your poem, "Sea Fever".

We are still getting some rain, but even though wet, the temperatures are a bit cooler. Have a wonderful day, dear friend. ♥

Southhamsdarling said...

Michael, Awww! Devon really is a special place - especially this part! I’m glad you enjoyed this walk down memory lane, and it was really good to see you here 😊

Southhamsdarling said...

Hallo Suzanne - there you are! Glad you enjoyed the poem about the sea. I see there’s another severe storm expected over there on the East Coast. I do hope there won’t be too much damage caused. I hope your week is going well, my Texan friend 😊

Babs said...

Thanks so much for inviting us to walk with you on those lovely beaches. Beautiful photos, too.

Southhamsdarling said...

Hallo Babs! Thank you so much for taking the trouble to leave a comment. I appreciate that 😊. I’m so glad you enjoyed seeing our lovely beaches 😊.

Anne in Oxfordshire said...

Beautiful places to walk. Thanks for sharing xx lovely photos too... I love walking in the countryside but then back to city life.. Goodness knows how I am going to be up North.. The good news is I have a home.. ��������. X .

Southhamsdarling said...

Hi Anne - I think you will be nearer the sea when you move up to the North, but I’m so glad you have a home, and I’m sure you will find lots of beautiful places to visit and photograph once you’re there. Let me know when you’re due to move! xx