Took a bike ride with @Mauve_matelot to Bigbury on Sea.
How do you get from Burgh Island to the mainland when the tide is in?
Boat?
Nope.
Sea Tractor!
Poirot fans may recognise this place from David Suchet's version of Evil Under the Sun.
@LnzyHou
I suppose so.
There are folk who live on the island who rely on it, but mostly it's used by tourists, especially those staying in the Art Deco hotel you can see.
@Mauve_matelot
Looks like fun. They once had busses in Philadelphia that drove from the roads into the river. They were discontinued after a death.
I was this many years old when I learned about sea tractors.
It’s both ingenious & somewhat anxiety-producing…
@stueytheround @Mauve_matelot
Is it just for recreation Stuey?