Woolacombe Holiday - Day 1

Today we planned to walk some more of the South West Coast Path.   We started by walking from our caravan down to the village of Mortehoe.  From there we followed the signs to Morte Point.  This took us along a grassy path to the end of the Point where we tracked down to the South West Coast Path.  The views were spectacular!

The direction we were going to be walking 

Looking back to Woolacombe Beach

This part of the coastline is a known habitat for nuthatches.  As we walked along we saw one at the side of the path.  He was not moving so we don't know if he was injured or 'playing dead' as scared of us.

The path, as often the case with the South West Coast Path, went up and down, but the views were worth the effort.

Bull Point with Rockham Beach in foreground

We walked as far as Bull Point with the lighthouse, then followed the access road back to Mortehoe.  This was a much easier walk, with gentle hills, but it was not so interesting with high hedges either side.  The road led back to the centre of Mortehoe.  Instead of walking back on the road to the caravan site we decided to walk back to the South West Coast Path and follow it to Woolacombe.  It was a steep path to get to the Coast Path but once on to it it was a pleasant walk into Woolacombe.

Beach at end of Woolacombe with Morte Point 

After sitting and eating our lunch we walked back to the caravan along the riverside path we had discovered last night.

After a short break we drove the car to Ilfracombe, where we explored this unusual town.

In the evening we took the car down to Woolacombe and ate our fish and chip supper watching evening surfers.  Gradually the sun went down and there were stunning colours in the sky.

It was getting chilly so we did not stop for the full sunset but returned to our caravan.  When we arrive we realised we could see the sun setting over Lundy from the caravan.