Couple of days in Padstow resting, exploring and planning next sail to Bideford. Lovely quiet harbour so slept really well!
My allocated mooring on harbour wall is by ladder number 11.
Pegs tied for drying.
Mexican fleabane grows everywhere! And funny being so close to people wandering by and sitting on the benches.
St Petroc’s church
If you remember from Fowey post, came across the other end of The Saints Way that finishes at St Petroc’s church.
Just outside tidal gate of the small harbour rapidly dries to sand.
Every day at low water diggers go out into the River Camel and excavate sand - to keep the entrance to harbour deeper and to sell for aggregate (so win-win!)
Tower on Stepper Point
Inspirational place that does important scientific work (eg affect of climate change on marine ecosystems) at same time as working with local fishing industry and community to help grow on lobster eggs to baby lobsters and release to increase survival rate and increase local population. Brilliant!
Baby lobsters!
