This ride broke all recent records by attracting two women - the Ladies Taylor and Walker to be precise. The sand at Bantham is exceedingly fine, and managed to get absolutely everywhere with the assistance of a persistent wind. Eating lunch in a semi-permanent sandstorm meant that there was rather more sand in our sandwiches than we would have liked! We were thoroughly entertained for the entire half hour by a gentleman who was flying an enormous kite further down the beach: every so often the wind would take a firm grip on the kite and lift the owner more than a metre into the air.

On the return we stopped at the Sorley Tunnel Centre, a farm owned by one of Michael's relations, where the excellent, modern cafe offered a good range of food at bargain prices. Buckfastleigh starters managed to scrape home before 6pm.