Friday 2nd August 2010
The CL site was very well kept and maintained. We approached site from south to avoid taking caravan through Appledore (contrary to what it said in the Caravan Club book). Site level(ish) but long and narrow so was a little awkward to position caravan but once in place - what a view! They were so stunning they more than compensated any hassle positioning the caravan. Mr. Harris the site owner is very nice and very talkative! Re-joining the main road means having to do a hill start on a T junction to the right.
Mike had booked this site by mistake. He had been looking for CL's online and had selected the drop-down menu for Dorset and had selected Appledore for the details. On phoning up, he asked whereabouts in Dorset was it and was given the reply that it was near Barnstaple in Devon! Mike had selected the wrong county. While he was on the phone, he found out the Appledore Regatta was on at the same time Good mistake though.
Once we had set up the caravan, we went for a walk into Appledore for an explore along the shoreside path. Lovely village; typical Devon coastal village. Little cottages, in fact, one time, Irsha Street had no fewer than 10 pubs, a few shops and the street was a entirely self-contained community. It's a very lovely village with narrow roads and tiny cottages. A few pubs, a few craft shops and quite a few art gallery type shops. The Post Office also had a local 'deli' selection although it was more of a general store. There was a lovely 'local' feel to the village although some grockles have been spotted.
We stopped for a drink in the Beaver Pub. Mike had previously earmarked it for an evening meal. Unfortunately, they were fully booked for that night so we managed to get one for Saturday evening. I also noticed a bad smell in the pub although Mike couldn't smell it. We returned to the caravan via the coastal path but this time it took us across the slipway for the lifeboat. That evening, we watched the the sun go down over the island of Lundy in the distance. Excellent location.
The regatta started about 2 pm so we returned about that time There were races , primarily for row boats, sculls but also for gigs, although we didn't see these. There were plenty of kids crabbing too. One of the days of the Regatta includes a crabbing Championship.
We returned, again, in the evening for our meals. Mike had steak (what a surprise) and I had skate wing. I wasn't impressed! No substance to it all.. I'm not sure what it sure what it should be like though. Walked around the town afterwards and then back to the caravan to watch the sunset.. It was lovely!
Took the car round to Northam Burrows (£3,50) This promontory is directly opposite our caravan and is intriguing. We walked right the way around (it was low tide) across sand, round rocks and stones. The sand stretched for miles. Lots of sand hollows filled with captured sea water and contained tiny fish which were camouflaged so well that you could hardly see them. We walked right out to the Atlantic rollers coming in. It was a long walk but well worth it.
Mike had booked this site by mistake. He had been looking for CL's online and had selected the drop-down menu for Dorset and had selected Appledore for the details. On phoning up, he asked whereabouts in Dorset was it and was given the reply that it was near Barnstaple in Devon! Mike had selected the wrong county. While he was on the phone, he found out the Appledore Regatta was on at the same time Good mistake though.
Once we had set up the caravan, we went for a walk into Appledore for an explore along the shoreside path. Lovely village; typical Devon coastal village. Little cottages, in fact, one time, Irsha Street had no fewer than 10 pubs, a few shops and the street was a entirely self-contained community. It's a very lovely village with narrow roads and tiny cottages. A few pubs, a few craft shops and quite a few art gallery type shops. The Post Office also had a local 'deli' selection although it was more of a general store. There was a lovely 'local' feel to the village although some grockles have been spotted.
Saturday
Went into Appledore again as we needed batteries for the camera. The locals were setting the town up in readiness for the regatta. Mike also sampled the local fried fish. He said it was good.The regatta started about 2 pm so we returned about that time There were races , primarily for row boats, sculls but also for gigs, although we didn't see these. There were plenty of kids crabbing too. One of the days of the Regatta includes a crabbing Championship.
We returned, again, in the evening for our meals. Mike had steak (what a surprise) and I had skate wing. I wasn't impressed! No substance to it all.. I'm not sure what it sure what it should be like though. Walked around the town afterwards and then back to the caravan to watch the sunset.. It was lovely!
Sunday
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