I headed off for Overbecks.... you drive down from the hills through very very narrow roads and hairpin bends.. my reversing skills are quite honed as a result.
The views were wonderful.. would have been helped by blue skies and sea but hey ho...
Overbechs is a quirky garden built on a hillside and subtropical... amazing plants grow which confirm the mild climate!
I decided I wasn't that hungry as as the scones looked a little uniform in shape.. (perhaps not freshly baked by the NT) I decided to eat at my next stop which was
Dartmouth Castle.. which has, for over 600 years guarded the entrance to the River Dart estuary... It's a beautiful spot and sunshine would have helped
WOW sun and blue sky.. I sat and had a drink and a piece of cake for lunch and the sun was hot!!
and then a wander around the very small part of what is left ..
the views down to the bay below were rather dramatic..
Looking down on St Petrox church
There is a ferry that runs across the Dart from the Castle to Dartford.. and although I didn't want to go there today I decided that getting the ferry would be a good way of see the river.. it was!!
A mermaid!!
and finally back to the Castle..
another pleasant day out.. but could I have SOME sun please..
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