May 2018
Precise date forgotten but it was one of those days when the stars aligned and off I went on the bus to Teignmouth. Flat and seasidey to begin and then the trail runs along beside the railway track before the train disappears into a tunnel and walkers have to go the long way round. A little section on the road but soon the path goes back towards the coast and a downhill stretch to rejoin the railway. I stopped at the bottom to have my lunch and wave to the passing trains, sad or what? The path climbs up again and back to the road for a short while before passing through the gardens above Coryton cove and then winding down to the beach. A variety of terrain. The bus wasn’t due so I had time to collect one of those fantastic Dawlish ice creams armed with clotted cream. My reward for a walk well done. I return to this point a few days later to continue …….. so, the urge to begin with an ice cream is almost irresistible but I overcome it and, this time with Tom, we continue along the red sandstone route to Dawlish Warren. The path needs to cross under God’s wonderful railway but it’s a real bonus to continue along the sandspit to the end of the warren and back through the nature reserve. Super little education centre in the reserve. Memories of visits with Charlotte and friends! Back on the trail it’s necessary to pound the pavement for a short while to pick up the path/cycle track. It’s not the quietest of routes with both road and the railway alongside but plenty of solitude ahead. Lunch at the Ship Inn at Cockwood is just about compulsory, not to mention delicious, and all that remains of this walk is a quick sprint across the bridge to catch the return bus.
Trailing acorns 