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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:45:12

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:47:09

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:48:36

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:49:35

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:50:09

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:50:28

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 11:51:09

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 12:02:23
At 91 m Hebridean Sky has plenty of room to manoeuvre as it turns about up by the Dart Marina.
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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 12:02:52
Halfway through snapping the Hebridean Sky's rotation, I gained a photographic assistant.
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Robbie the bird brained photographer

04-06-2025 - 12:02:53
Luckily I was using a remote control so Robbie didn't need be disturbed.
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Robbie the bird brained photographer

04-06-2025 - 12:10:17
To thank him for his help I offered Robbie a few crumbs of Rich Tea biscuits. At which point he gained his own assistant.
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Robbie the bird brained photographer

04-06-2025 - 12:18:00

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky arrives Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 13:37:54
Snark is a modern reconstruction of a Thames sailing barge, capable of cruising around Europe. Now based primarily in Dartmouth. Take a look at www.snark.limited to see its fascinating origins.
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Sailing barge Snark returns to Dartmouth.

04-06-2025 - 14:43:18
Prepare for another big reveal as yet another Kingswear property has a (substantial) update.
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Kingswear construction

04-06-2025 - 17:48:59

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Tenders to Cruise ship Hebridean Sky in Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 17:51:00

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky departs Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 18:38:00

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky departs Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 18:39:29

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky departs Dartmouth

04-06-2025 - 18:43:50

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Cruise ship Hebridean Sky departs Dartmouth

05-06-2025 - 11:22:19
Not content with trying to bully Robbie the robin to hand over his Rich Tea crumbs, Barry the blackbird got all grubby.w
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One greedy blackbird

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Not sleeping well, so was up in time to see the sun rise. Extraordinarily red in colour as it crested the Kingswear horizon. Two days later the news had reports that dust from forest fires in Canada were creating red sunrises.
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Sunrise over Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 05:32:33
This is where that red sun rises (for us) in June.
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Sunrise over Kingswear

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08-06-2025 - 10:33:05
A medical emergency brought one of the Devon Air Ambulances to Kingswear. G-DAAS landed at the end of Waterhead Creek.
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 10:33:15
Circling the park preparing to land.
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 10:34:24
The green at the end of Waterhead Creek was clearly a potential spot..
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 10:35:01
Waterhead Creek park was definitely a convenient landing zone.
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 10:35:20

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 10:36:53
The two medics aboard grabbed their backpacks and headed for the patient who after treatment was taken away by a conventional, four wheeled ambulance.
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 11:09:56

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 11:09:56

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 11:18:45
Waterhead Creek Park was a convenient landing zone.
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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

08-06-2025 - 11:18:59

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Devon Air Ambulance lands at Kingswear

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:16:00

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:39:49

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:40:26

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:40:31

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:41:06
You don't have to Google too much to identify who bought the boat. This guy looks proud enough to be an owner.
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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:42:14

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:43:21

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:44:50

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:45:35
Here is Moonstone arriving in port passing Kingswear, that extra seven meters or so, probably makes all the difference.
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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:17

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:21

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:28
This chap looked totally disinterested in Dartmouth seemingly only wanting to look at his phone. And then I realised exactly what he was doing.........(see later pic at 12.08)
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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:35

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:42

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:46:42

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:50:12

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 11:56:15

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 12:08:17
(Continued from pic at 11.46) .......he was piloting a drone as the ship came into port. In this shot it appears to be checking up on the captain and the pilot on the bridge.
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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 12:09:39

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 16:01:07
Just a few weeks old and already Moonstone's hull was in need of a clean. Mind you, some parts of the hull were shiny shiny reflecting well on the work of the crew.
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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 16:21:15

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 16:28:16

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Superyacht Moonstone arrives in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 18:34:55

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24m yacht Karibu in Dartmouth

10-06-2025 - 18:35:15

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Fishing mates on the river Dart

10-06-2025 - 18:38:51

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Two boating extremes.

10-06-2025 - 19:00:15
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Arriving a day earlier was this craft, Bluebird. Known as a chase boat, and attached (not literally) to Moonstone. The chap in orange seemed keen to snap his new toy. His big new toy.
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Tender to superyacht Moonstone

10-06-2025 - 19:02:20

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Tender to superyacht Moonstone

10-06-2025 - 19:02:50

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Tender to superyacht Moonstone

10-06-2025 - 19:03:38
The tender / chase boat circled Moonstone.
It's a Vanquish VQ55 boat. Capable of 55 knots, the internet tells me.
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Tender to superyacht Moonstone

10-06-2025 - 21:45:38

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

10-06-2025 - 22:20:29
The yacht sitting behind Moonstone is a bit of a beauty itself. Step forward please, all 24 metres of Karibu.
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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

10-06-2025 - 22:22:45
Moonstone sits steady in the river Dart at Dartmouth all lit up.

Relaunched less than two weeks ago, the luxury ship travelled first to London and then came here to Dartmouth.
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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

10-06-2025 - 22:52:58

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

10-06-2025 - 22:56:07

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

10-06-2025 - 22:59:50

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

11-06-2025 - 02:06:55

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth at night

11-06-2025 - 08:36:16

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Moonstone, Karibu & Johanna Lucretia

11-06-2025 - 08:37:08

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Barge Johanna Lucretia departs Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 08:50:48

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Barge Moosk departs Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 09:42:43

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Moonstone chase boat Bluebird in Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 09:43:08
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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 09:43:35
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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 09:43:41
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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 11:10:45

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PS Kingswear Castle blows off steam

11-06-2025 - 12:03:46

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Kestrel over the river Dart

11-06-2025 - 12:07:21

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Kestrel over the river Dart

11-06-2025 - 12:07:23

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Kestrel over the river Dart

11-06-2025 - 12:19:06

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Devon Air Ambulance lands in Townstall

11-06-2025 - 12:39:19

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PS Kingswear Castle back from refit

11-06-2025 - 13:02:28

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PS Kingswear Castle back from refit

11-06-2025 - 17:22:35

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Superyacht chase boat Bluebird

11-06-2025 - 17:22:49

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Superyacht chase boat Bluebird

11-06-2025 - 17:32:02

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Rough seas - head for safe harbour

11-06-2025 - 22:34:21

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth overnight

11-06-2025 - 22:37:26

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth overnight

11-06-2025 - 22:38:36

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24m yacht Karibu in Dartmouth

11-06-2025 - 22:39:23

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24m yacht Karibu in Dartmouth

12-06-2025 - 07:55:38

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24m yacht Karibu departs Dartmouth

12-06-2025 - 07:56:03

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24m yacht Karibu departs Dartmouth

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Kingswear in the mist

12-06-2025 - 11:37:34

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Dart RNLI practice their towing

12-06-2025 - 11:39:00

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Dart RNLI practice their towing

12-06-2025 - 18:09:12

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Mussel farm boat Holly Mai of Brixham

12-06-2025 - 18:12:53

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Mussel farm boat Holly Mai of Brixham

12-06-2025 - 18:13:10

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Mussel farm boat Holly Mai of Brixham

12-06-2025 - 22:16:07

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth overnight

12-06-2025 - 22:22:06

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Superyacht Moonstone in Dartmouth overnight

13-06-2025 - 05:50:38

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Superyacht Moonstone departs Dartmouth.

13-06-2025 - 05:56:04

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Superyacht Moonstone departs Dartmouth.

13-06-2025 - 05:58:48

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Superyacht Moonstone departs Dartmouth.

13-06-2025 - 06:05:18

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Superyacht Moonstone departs Dartmouth.

13-06-2025 - 07:41:51

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Superyacht chase boat Bluebird departs Dartmouth.

13-06-2025 - 08:53:01

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BRNC river exercises

13-06-2025 - 12:36:03
BRNC exercises in the river once again. These two chaps with guns are roleplaying. They are impersonating "butter-wouldn't-melt-in-our-mouth" characters and are pretending to surrender.
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BRNC river exercises

13-06-2025 - 12:36:19

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BRNC river exercises

13-06-2025 - 12:36:45

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BRNC river exercises

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BRNC river exercises

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BRNC river exercises

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BRNC river exercises.

17-06-2025 - 09:37:35

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BRNC river exercises.

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BRNC river exercises.

17-06-2025 - 16:00:55

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BRNC river exercises.

17-06-2025 - 16:00:59
Presumably there are team roles for some. These have the peculiar monniker of 'Metropolis Union Group'. Mugs by another name.
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BRNC river exercises.

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17-06-2025 - 18:33:11
There were three tractors, so three drivers. Probably not Jeremy, Caleb and Gerald.
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Farming in Kingswear, Devon

17-06-2025 - 18:52:20
High up on the hill over Hoodown, farmers were gathering in the hay baling it up with this amazing contraption.
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Farming ion Kingswear, Devon

17-06-2025 - 18:58:06
Towing practice for the RNLI. The smaller craft is 'towing' the larger Atlantic class Inshore LifeBoat. Right on target.
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Dartmouth RNLI training session

17-06-2025 - 18:58:36

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Dartmouth RNLI training session

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Above Town, Dartmouth parking

23-06-2025 - 11:50:41
Above Town has had new yellow lines painted. The road is seven foot wide for much of its length.
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Above Town, Dartmouth parking

23-06-2025 - 11:51:31

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Above Town, Dartmouth parking

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Very little of interest in the air these last few weeks. So you'll have to make do with Royal Navy Merlin ZJ118 as it flies down river.
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Royal Navy Merlin over Dartmouth

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Dewdrops on a cobweb on a box bush. In our garden.
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Morning dewdrops in Dartmouth.

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30-06-2025 - 10:11:37
Seriously, people drive this van. And keep a straight face. Seen on a Kingswear building site, which doesn't exactly narrow down the location.
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A Kingswear sign of the times.

30-06-2025 - 11:05:50
There's a large scaffold 'tent' being built just along from us. In the background you can see the next one along the road too. In the interests of fairness, I should point out, our scaffolding came down just two weeks ago. We never had a roof on it though.
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Dartmouth construction. Scaffolding

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The Daymark had its head in the clouds. (See later pic at 14.53)
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Kingswear's Daymark in the mist.

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How to avoid the wrong sort of leaves on the line.
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Kingswear railway workers clear the line.

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30-06-2025 - 14:53:25
Two hours earlier the Daymark was hiding with its head in the clouds. (See pic at 12.43)
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Kingswear's Daymark.

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