Today we are heading back upcountry, but not before getting to the sea again.It's a gorgeous day. Beer sounds inviting for (a second) breakfast and a swim. It turns out I DON'T swim in Beer today. I have swum here before when the tide was further out, but I didn't like the way the beach was steeply shelving today, with an ominous swell in the water. No other swimmers, and Wilf happy to go with my decision after my recent scare. We have a scrummy breakfast at Chapple's on the beach, and then head off round the coast to Branscombe where the sea is more welcoming. Wilf dives into the water for his bracing 5 mins in the cold, and then has a sleep in the sun, while I, in contrast, get in slowly, but once there aclimatise and don't want to get out. It is perfect sea swimming - not the fun and exhilaration of jumping breakers, or body boarding, but simply lovely swimming back and forth across gently rolling waves of silky water with the white and green of Beer Head in one direction, and in the other, the red cliffs further west. I easily swim 500m and reckon I could have doubled that today, but time presses.
We have a quick sandwich lunch at The Sea Shanty beach cafe, and it's brought to us by Joe, the son of our friends, earning some money before returning to uni. A very nice way to finish our stay in Devon.
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