Sea Kayaking - Brixham to the Dart Estuary

We'd been trying to get out on a sea kayaking trip for a couple of months now, but whenever we had the time off and had the kayaks with us the weather was rubbish (very windy)

The weather was brilliant

Andy on our way towards the estuary

After a lunch stop we headed back to Brixham

Andy captured a great view

Baby Seal

On the way back we found a little friend on one of the small islands

He was very inquisitive

We found this spooky cave on the way back that we explorered

Cool paddle pic

Walking from Bonehill to Hound Tor

It was another glorious day so we headed upto Bonehill and walked out towards Honey Bag Tour

The view while eating lunch

Stopping for a spot of lunch

We then dropped down to the road and walked up to another footpath which would have been a great mountain biking track

Stopping for a picture

The view from Hound Tor

We stopped at Hound Tor before walking back to the car to admire this amazing view

Which way to the beach?

Walking at Widecombe

As it was such a lovely day today, we had to get out of the house, so we headed out to Widecombe. We walked north onto the moorland behind and went for a very enjoyable 8 mile walk.

Just one of the lovely views

 We headed out over the moors, with views of Hound Tor, Hay Tor and many others we could see for miles.

We strolled back along the country lanes

Me possing for a quick picture

Andy

 

Part way through our we were suprised to find a field of Alpaca

Before we made it back to the car, we stopped of at the Old Inn for a quick cider shandy. 

Kayaking on the Dart Estuary - Totnes to Stoke Gabriel

Me, Andy and Ewart fancied a spot of kayaking over the weekend, with no water sea kayaking seemed the best idea. We went to look at paddling the teign estuary first but it was so windy we decided that it wouldn't be a good idea, we then headed to the Dart and got on by the rowing club in Totnes.

Andy and Ewart looking at all the birds

The tide was out when we got on, but was on its way back in, so we decided to head down and see how we got on, atleast if we had enough and headed back the tide would be with us.

Lots of birds

We managed to make it down to Stoke Gabriel, we encounted a bit of river swell cause dfrom the incoming tide and the wind and ended up surfing our way down to the entrance to Stoke Gabriel, where we stopped for a bit of lunch.

Ewart and Andy

On the way back even though the tide was going back in, the wind was so stong that it was very hard work, when we made it round the bend it eased off a little but it was a knackering paddle and i was glad to get back to the car park and be able to take a break. It was a nice paddle, but much better on a calmer day!

River Erme - Ivybridge

We had a Sunday free and the guys were so desperate to paddle some whitewater they headed down to the Erme for a low water run. Me and Jane walked alongside taking some pictures.

Here are a selection...

Andy, a happy chappy as he's out kayaking

Dan paddling the slot

Ewart running this little drop smoothly

The boys just before the lead out

All was well until Andy sped off down the last bit to the get out, turns out he had split his boat and he was slowly starting to sink! He wasn't a happy bunny!