Teignmouth, here in Devon, has two beaches: the main seaward-facing beach is on the east side where there is a pier and the usual holiday accoutrements but the second, far more interesting, beach looks up the length of the estuary and faces west. This is called the 'Back Beach' and a quick look at a map will show that with the estuary reaching nearly four miles westward it promises to be a fine location to watch the setting sun - especially when one considers there are three pubs backing onto the beach providing refreshment as well as a viewpoint.
I was there this weekend, in exceptionally unseasonal weather, for the inaugural Shanty Festival and was able to join in the nightly ritual.
An eight image stitch of the 'Back Beach' (best on Flickr, of course):
Back Beach Panorama by John Leah, on Flickr
One of the fine pubs to be found:
5D3_9098_Luminar2018-edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
And what was the focus of everyone's attention:
5D3_9084_AuroraHDR2018-edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
I was there this weekend, in exceptionally unseasonal weather, for the inaugural Shanty Festival and was able to join in the nightly ritual.
An eight image stitch of the 'Back Beach' (best on Flickr, of course):
Back Beach Panorama by John Leah, on Flickr
One of the fine pubs to be found:
5D3_9098_Luminar2018-edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
And what was the focus of everyone's attention:
5D3_9084_AuroraHDR2018-edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Cheers,
John
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