GIFT VOUCHERS

Although Christmas might seem like months away (!) we close the shop for the winter on 31st October, so the next two weeks are a final chance to think ahead and perhaps buy a special Whitestrand Boat Hire GIFT VOUCHER for a friend or relative. It's an ideal present, as they can spend the voucher on anything from a mackerel fishing trip to boat hire or rib rides or even a lovely kids Salcombe Nipper T-shirt. So there is always something to suit everyone of all ages and giving a Whitestrand voucher is just a little different!!! It will give them a great experience on the water in Salcombe to remember.

So pop in now to buy your gift voucher for that special person!

Eco-estuary tours

Last Saturday Anna ran her first eco-estuary tour (advertised through South Devon AONB) on Salcombe estuary. She took a small group of people out on one of the hire boats, and everyone enjoyed the tour and lots of birdlife was seen. No seals unfortunately though! We spotted 2 kingfishers, greenshank, redshank, numerous herons and egrets, plus talked thorugh some of the history of the estuary (Lime kilns, Fort Charles, Saltstone cross etc) and the wildlife lurking underneath the water's surface and how we can better protect it.

Whitestrand's training from The Green Blue and the WISE scheme also came in very handy and qualified us to talk about some of the more burning issues affecting wildlife and protection of the estuary or ria.

Hopefully we'll be planning more eco-estuary tours for the 2010 season.....let us know if you'd be interested in signing up to one of them.

Also, these tours will be mentioned in Hilary Bradt's 'Slow Devon' book published in 2010 - Anna took Hilary on a dummy run of the tour in June this year to show the estuary in a fresh new light.