Day 12: Start Point to Outer Hope

Surprise, surprise, the dawn reveals a far easier and clearer route back to the path than last night’s orienteering course. And, amazingly for the beginning of November and our final walk of the year, it’s a bright and sunny day giving some wonderful views across Lannacombe Bay and around Prawle Point. Indeed, after catching the ferry at Salcombe and continuing round to North Sands, it’s warm enough to sit outside the excellent establishment that is the Winking Prawn eating a bucket of the eponymous crustacean and drinking a reviving glass of something non-eponymous. We are joined there by John’s chum, Richard, who walks with us for the first hour or so of the afternoon around Bolt Head before leaving us at The Warren to return over the fields to North Sands. The weather and scenery are still wonderful on the approach to Outer Hope, an area familiar to Ben from a recent family holiday. Slight uncertainty in Hope over where to meet our pre-ordered Colin, but no significant delay and we’re back to Totnes in good time for trains home.