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Passing through Starcross on the train on the way down, was trying to get a picture of the River Exe Cafe. It obvioulsy wasn't going to work.12:19:48
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That lovely stretch of railway near Dawlish which runs right along the coast, and it feels like being on a boat.
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Got a taxi from Plymouth to Bigbury and now Burgh Island was in sight!14:08:51
Very pleased to be going over on the sea tractor on the way there, adds a sense of drama.14:08:55
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The hotel as seen from the sea tractor.14:28:38
My room at the Burgh Island Hotel - Dorothy Button.14:40:44
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The view from my room. Sort of a sea view!
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The foyer of the hotel.14:44:31
The bar.14:45:09
The ball room / dining room.14:45:27
The bar again.
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Outside the hotel.14:47:40
The Captain's Cabin.14:48:28
Looking back toward the mainland.
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The Mermaid pool.14:49:21
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Can sea the beach house here where Agatha Christie used to stay.14:54:51
The sea tractor again.
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The delightful Pilchard Inn.14:55:57
The difference in colour between this picture and the next is because for once I actually had my proper digital camera with me - so this is a picture with my camera...14:57:17
...and this was taken with my phone.14:59:02
The back of the Pilchard Inn.
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The gates to the hotel.14:59:30
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Inside the Pilchard Inn. Absolutely love it here.
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My little corner of the Pilchard Inn.15:11:10
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Pilchard Ale was very drinkable.
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Outside the Pilchard Inn looking across the bay.15:20:51
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Back inside the Pilchard again.15:32:56
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Looking out through the lovely little alcove window in the Pilchard Inn.15:33:12
More interior shots of the Pilchard Inn.15:33:20
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Eventually dragged myself out of the Pilchard Inn for a bit of a walk round the island.
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Some nice flowers on the clifftop.
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Such an absolutely gorgeous setting.
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The tide was going out now so I thought I'd venture across the beach a bit.16:17:52
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A kitesurfer.16:19:28
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The hotel and the Pilchard Inn together.
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Back into the hotel, I thought I should give myself plenty of time to dress for dinner knowing it takes numerous attempts to get a bow tie right!
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A not insifnigicant fraction of the intervening hour and a half between this and the previous photo was spent watching YouTube videos and trying to remind myself how to tie a bow tie.17:59:42
I'm reasonably satisfied with the end result.18:09:54
Once I felt just about respectably attired I headed straight for the bar, where I had a twist on an Aviation and took it out on the terrace, which was starting to get just ever so slightly bracing by this point of the evening.18:40:20
Went for a bit of a pre-dinner stroll perhaps partly just to help space the cocktails out a bit!
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The Art Deco Trio who played during dinner.
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It wouldn't be hard to imagine it was 1930!20:15:25
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Very vein selfie in the mirror of the gents, the only possible excuse being that I wanted to check my bow tie was still in order.20:50:49
Went for a bit of a post dinner stroll (may have even been between courses?) to catch a bit of the sunset.
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Found the Helipad! I wonder if it gets much use?20:51:47
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The helipad did happen to be the only flat surface around so certainly came in handy.20:53:22
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At the end of the evening, taken by a member of staff, who had rather superbly let me perform sabrage out on the terrace - not a lot of hotels would I suspect!00:42:31
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All the other guests had gone to bed by this point, so I let the staff do the same by going off to bed myself.