Salcombe is tucked in Southwest England and is one of the most beautiful place I have been to so far. Apparently, it is quite a popular holiday destination where tourists, both local and international, flock to the beach in summer. The team managed to go when there were not too many people in town.
It would be such a pain to get to Salcombe if we needed to take the train and bus. But thanks to George's mini-bus and Sarah (the vice-captain and driver), we could get there directly - through the small roads, and up and down the hills in the countryside. Joe's mum was extremely generous to allow us to crash her holiday home. It was huge and we woke up everyday to the scenic estuary in Salcombe. Such an awesome retirement place.
So we headed to check out the beach on the sunny Saturday morning and played a game of frisby. Managed to tire ourselves out and got all sandy and wet! But it was great fun.
Then we had some tennis with the folks from the Salcombe Tennis Club. We played on synthetic grass courts, which made me feel at home. While playing tennis, there was the view of the green grassland and hills...and to make things even better, we had BBQ as well.
There was of course the team's pub crawl in Salcombe. Lots of drinking. All I can say is that I downed a pint of lager...and more. And my repertoire of drinking games has certainly increased after this trip. There was an epic throwing of captain Joe into the river. Hilarious!
One thing I must say is that the seafood here is awesome! So fresh that whatever you make out of them, they were simply delicious. A dinner of seafood pasta in cream sauce and some white wine. Yum!
Will definitely come back here for a cottage holiday, if not somewhere similar along the coast. Lie stress-free in the sun, by the beach. Owhhh...
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