Day 4. Mon 24th Mar
A grey misty morning but the sun appeared by midday although it remained misty.
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| Ferry going back to Salcombe |
It was a very varied days walk, starting with a ferry crossing to Portlemouth and a relatively level path that neither climbed to the top or descended to the bottom, a bit like the grand old Duke of York's men when they were halfway up.
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| Typical coast today |
This continued to the Coastguard lookout on Prawle Point where the path descended to grassy fields beside the sea for a couple of miles before becoming more of a cliff path as it approached Start Point.
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| Misty Start Point |
Long, flat gravel paths beside Slapton Sands and the nature reserve of Slapton Let were brought to an abrupt end by a steep climb up to Strete where the path becomes much more rural and more like a countryside ramble than a coast path.
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| Slapton Sands |
It was a lovely day with the smells of gorse, wild garlic and freshly turned soil, kestrels and buzzards overhead and tiny lambs jumping around the fields. Also, being Monday there were far less people on the path.
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| Country lane |
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