We breakfasted early as we had to catch the bus to Noss Mayo at Whip Crack Sparrow Fart (0840). The bus journey was a nightmare - quiet country lanes and the poor old bus got stuck a couple of times but we made it eventually, albeit 15 mins late. We had walked this section a couple of times before - lovely flat and lush green paths along The Warren & Revelstoke Drive. The weather today was glorious - sunny with light breezes, just perfect. Tough knee jarring descent of Beacon Hill and at Carswell Cove we had to wait about 20 minutes whilst the farmer moved his cattle - we just sat and waited for him to do his job.
​Met our friends Lee & Karen at Mothecombe - they had kindly agreed to come and see us with a view to taking us around the Erme and also across from Bigbury to Bantham - tide times just did not fit unfortunately. Lee walked with us to Bigbury which was a lovely walk, some really testing ups & downs which were quite brutal in parts. Had a lovely pint in Challaborough in The Waterfront and then carried on to Bigbury to meet Karen who drove us all around to Bantham. In the late afternoon sun we sat outside our B&B, The Sloop before the four of us checked in and met later for a great meal.
At the bus stop in Noss Mayo - tough night was it?
The lovely Warren Cottage on Revelstoke Drive.
5 miles in already - when we were calculating the tides for today we knew it would be touch and go whether we reached both the Erme & Avon rivers within the tide times. Luckily we had the help of friends to take us around both as the tides simply did not fit our schedule.
We had to hang about here below St Anchorite's Rock whilst the Farmer moved his Cattle.
We could easily have walked up past them but were in no rush and didn't want to get in his way.
The Dolerite of St Anchorite's Rock.
The eastern side of the River Erme - the tide was not quite out therefore our plan to get a lift around the estuary worked.
Lee striding out down to Ayrmer Cove - Burgh Island comes into view.
We had it on good authority that there was ice cold Cider in Challaborough - soon find out.
For those spelling Nazi's amongst you - yes the signwriter has spelt Challaborough wrong.