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Saturday 12th July, and an overcast, but promising,
morning saw thirty-nine members and guests turn up for
a 9:30 start at Steamer Quay, Totnes to take part in
the club annual summer outing, which this year was a
trip down the river Dart from Totnes to Dartmouth by
pleasure boat. With the boat taking well over 150 we
were accompanied by a motley bunch of shipmates which
included a hen party, a church outing (no f-stop words
please) and a party of teenage school kids who were
adroitly herded by the rope-touting crew to the rear
deck (so that their noise might me carried off in the
boat’s wake?). But being at the front of the queue
by way of the early start meant we had the pick of the
seats!
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Members
of Ivybridge & District Camera Club commandeer
the front deck on the club day out, while 'day
trippers' look on somewhat amazed at so many
cameras!
Photos & stitch by David Rayner
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As well
as the front deck, some of us scrambled up to
the top deck... |
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Top-deck hilarity even before we get under way
Photo by David Rayner |
Keith
Mullin 'getting ready'
Photo by Tony Clements |
Soon
we are underway and it's time to look around for
a few shots... |
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The
'hens' oblige...
Photo by David Rayner |
The
boat captain advises we have to give way to scull-rowing
risks!
Photo by Keith Mason |
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Soon
Totnes is left far behind... Photo by Keith Mason |
A light-hearted
commentary from the captain pointed out places
of interest and wildlife along the river and was
well-received by all the passengers. |
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Some
other craft on the river make for pleasant scenes...
Photos by Ann Owens |
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The
Smugglers cottage, which the captain told us is
regularly pumped out because of flooding... |
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The
captain puts down his microphone for a tricky
maneuver - probably the only time he did so! |
The
Greenway estate - where Agatha Christie wrote
many of her novels and the Boathouse, scene of
at least one of her murders (in Dead Man's Folly) |
Once
ashore in Dartmouth, nobody wasted any time getting
down to the business of the day... |
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Be
it comparing images...
Photo by Keith Mason |
Searching
out details...
Photo by Ann Owens |
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Sneaking
an ice cream...
Photo by GM |
Or
telling jokes (did you hear the one about the
invisible beer?) -
ahem!... also sneaking an ice cream... Photo by
Keith Mason |
Many
of us visited the ancient cobbled quay side of
Bayards Cove at one time or another... |
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Bayards
Cove and Fort (From the lower ferry - on return
from a railway memorabilia safari at Kingswear)...
Photo by DJR |
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Everyone
and his dog was to be found in Bayards Cove at
one time or another...
Photos by Keith Mason
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Oh...
the man and his dogs!
Photo by DJR |
All
too soon it was time to leave historic Dartmouth
and head for the return boat to Totnes and a cup
of tea in the saloon bar or a chance for one of
the many photo opportunities missed on the way
out. A very good day out was enjoyed by all and
many thanks are due to Tony Clements, Keith Mason
and Keith Mullin who all took some part in the
organisation of the trip. |
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