So next morning we were able to explore. Like this, our new home territory seen from the South West Coast Path up the matching eastward hill.
Zooming in on the campers, and some minor local wildlife -
Then it was a day on the beach for many.
Preparing the inflatable canoe and paddleboard.
Lisa, Tom and Callie set sail in the Tahiti.
Leila, Sophie and Olly take a turn.
Sophie and Olly try out the paddleboard.
View from camp. Evening meal in camp: G-G, Leila, Olly, (Dougall & Tess), Dave, Tom, Lisa, Ben, Sophie, Ellie.
On the cloudless Monday Leila and Mike followed the South West Coast Path westwards and upwards to the Thorncombe Beacon, via the livestock spring-fed water supply. (They returned by a slightly longer but less steep route, further inland.)
With the sea horizon guaranteed level, the hill really was at that angle. Evening barbecue cooked and eaten on the patio.
On the Wednesday we all went across to Durdle Door but, finding it too crowded and the heatwave too oppressive, returned via Uncle Andy and Auntie Deborah's, where cousin Sam assisted in the provision of an impromptu lunch for us all in the interesting and shaded garden.
Our final full day, the Thursday was marked by an evening dinner out, just up the road at the
New Inn, Eype.
Another of the Clabon Clan Possessions is a field close by the New Inn. Tom and Lisa gave us all a conducted tour as the sky lost its blue and the evening began to close in.
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