On Good Friday I decided to have a little walk down to the Harbour. When I got there the Baptists were having a little sing song. Now there was a 32 coming along so I jumped on that and headed for, hopefully, the peace and quiet of Babbacome. I thought I may as well get a few shots of the ten large oil tankers that have been parked in Lyme Bay for the past week or so. There had been an item in the Herald Express about these ships and the hazard to all the life and limbs in the area. Should emergency services request a floating firefighting station to be stationed in the Bay. Should anti oil leak barges be drafted in for when the inevitable collision takes place. It got so bad the Harbour master appeared on the local BBC news program (note for ed of the program it's TORBAY not TOR BAY) saying that the ships were good for the local economy, food suplies, crew changes and the provision of medical supplies provided much need cash in these hard times. Medical Supplies? Medical SUPPLIES???? What kind of exotic illnesses are these ships harbouring out there on our Bay?
I digress slightly, my quest for peace and quiet. The local parish church, St Marychurch had decided that as it was Good Friday they would not be out done by the Torquay Baptists, they too were bothering God out there on the Downs. So I walked towards the Babbacome Cliff Railway which is up and running after being out of action for some time. The railway goes down to Oddicombe Beach, it's a long way down to walk and more to the point just as long a way up but a lot more effort is required to get up at the end of an ejoyable day on the beach. £1.50 single or £1.75 return. Worth every penny.
Oddicome Beach from Babbacombe Downs.
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2 comments:
Well I never, I did almost the same walk on Saturday, and the Cary Arms was open for the first time since its renovation. I walked down on the Babbacombe end and along the pathway to Oddicombe and up by the Cliff Railway, which has only just reopened for the summer- as you say Dave , well worth the £1.50 to save walking up the hill.
Re. the medical supplies - that will be the hangover relief pills.
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