Early catch - one Exe Mullet

The hope was for a flight of geese or some other wildfowl this morning in a soft morning light.
Instead there was this fisherman getting lucky with bread on his line. A line of just 6lb breaking strain.
The four pounder was returned to the water soon after.

One mile down the road

Gently playing the fish

Safely in the net

With a little help

Heading for fresh water out of the sluice gate

The ebb tide will soon reveal the estuary mud

Childrens portions Quite enough

An onshore wind whipped up some choppy seas onto the beach in hot sun. Perfect for a pootle down the coast in the Morgan via Dartmouth and Totnes.

The Start Bay Inn car park was rapidly filling up at 12.45pm and the fish restaurant busy taking orders. Helen and me settled for the childrens portion of cod and chips again today.

After a stretch of legs along the shoreline it was off to Dartmouth where The London registered tug "Goliath" was re-fueling alongside the promenade with diesel oil.  Length: 29.6 m - Beam: 7.65 m - Draught 3.8m -  Gross Registered Tonnage 167 - Fuel Bunker Capacity 56,000 litres.

The Kingswear Castle paddle steamer filled up with passengers ready for a short cruise up the river.

Summer arrives late

Torcross Inn Menu

Fresh onshore wind at Torcross

Torcross

Goliath

Coombe Cellars for Clubhouse Barbecue

The Yacht Club beside the Teign Estuary on Sunday has a barbacue laid on for the competitors and club members to enjoy after this mornings' open meeting race series. Three races back to back. I regrettably opted out, due to a back strain from the day before.
So much to see and do on this beautiful September day.

The Committee boat launch

First Solo to launch

Paul eyes up the Estuary looking for the sea beeze

A few decide against troubling to go out

A quiet hour passed waiting for the wind to fill in

An Atlantic steam train special thunders past Bishopsteignton and the vineyard on the hill

Topsham for a Birthday Coffee

Stopped beside the Quayside at high  tide and enjoyed a coffee at a newly opened venue "The Pig & Pallett".  Nice coffee - rustic decor - lots of porky products - Spicy sausages Etc.
Down beside the wall where the Mog is parked a family of swans is caught on camera before rain stopped play and we head for home via the farm shop. Last minute edibles for a supper with our own little family.

Flexing some stubby little wings

Pen swan with her cygnets

Closely guarded 24/7

Parked up next to a family of Swans

Briefly to Beer

What a day for a joyride!  Up the A30 turn off at Honiton and follow onto the Sidmouth road and with Beer as our destination in the warm sun.
Tea and coffee cake at Kennos Beach cafe but we are called away on a rescue mission to Exeter via Higher Ashton. A quite unexpected but minor detour that soon proved to be a delightful drive along the narrow back lanes of Haldon. 

On the way I noticed a slightly raised engine temperature and checked the coolant level. On returning home the bottom radiator hose clip was found to have  loosened but fortunately fluid loss was minimal.

All the toilets in Beer are of the fixed down variety, unlike some of those in Newlyn !

 ( See BBC news report) :  Women gets moved in Portaloo

Ten days later and here we are again in Beer for a toasted sandwich at Kennows. Much warmer onshore breeze from the east.

Visitors enjoying the sun - Tomorrows forecast is for rain