Modbury Tales

‘Modbury Tales' incorporates twelve short stories, one poem, impressions of a summer in South Devon and photographs that replace a thousand words. Over the years I have steadily built up a stock of short stories written in New Zealand and England that I have never widely shared nor previously published. I believe that this is the right time to do so.

South Devon is an outstandingly beautiful area of England that encompasses Salcombe, Dartmouth, a rugged and dramatic coastline and the margins of Dartmoor. The narrow lanes never cease to amaze because they are virtually impossible to navigate and yet hidden away people live on a permanent basis, like the lost tribes of the Amazonian rainforest. Elsewhere in the country the very wealthy buy large estates so that they can be far away from other people but here in Devon nobody could ever find you even if they tried, including close friends. 

As was the case with my previous ‘Random Journeys: New Zealand’ travelogue 'Modbury Tales' is not intended to be a guide book. It is simply the first and fleeting impressions recorded by an individual that hopefully might resonate with others visiting the same locations at a different time.