On day three we went to Bygones in Torquay. It is a place that revels in the past, and has around a million interesting artefacts from the 40s and 50s, mostly nostalgic packaging. From preserved biscuits (which look surprisingly like modern day biscuits), through racist gollywogs, to “titillating” images. It was quite interesting though, and fair play to them for wanting to preserve the past for us all to enjoy. It was interesting to see how people used to live and the tools they used to use. Some of the model people were really lifelike. Their security was a bit over the top though. I leaned over a barrier to assist a stuck clockwork toy, only for alarms to sound and klaxons to… klax? Do klaxons klax? I don’t know. Anyway, yeah, OTT!
Later that day we went to Dawlish, checked out Gay’s Creamery (honestly, yes, it is the real name of a real place), had a look around the knick-knack shops, looked out to sea and all that. I was tempted to buy a little pot of mussels, but they were quite expensive and were probably too salty. Later that day Jane and Colin and I went to Dawlish Warren seafront. We had a long walk down the nature reserve, it’s such a beautiful place. The path was quite sandy so I took my shoes off and when it came to walking back, that was the perfect excuse to go and have a paddle in the ocean. It was quite nice. The water was cold, but you quickly acclimatise to these things. I had forgotten how nice it was to have sand between your toes as the waves engulf your ankles. It sorted out my dry skin too, there are definitely benefits to having your feet in nice salty water for fifteen minutes.
In the evening we went to The Mount Pleasant Inn. It is situated on a hillside overlooking the beach and as we were there at night it was nice to see it all lit up.
