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| Burgh Island |
Day 4 (15/09/2015)
Today would have been Agatha Christie's 125th Birthday!! I wonder what she'd have thought about a festival all about her. According to her grandson, Mathew Prichard, Agatha was a very shy private lady so she probably wouldn't have wanted a fuss.
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| And Then There Were None |
Today was the annual Burgh Island Agatha Christie luncheon. We dressed up this time, I wore a 1920s flapper-style outfit and my husband wore a dress suit with a white dinner jacket and black bow-tie! The weather forecast initially didn't look good for today, but when we arrived in Bigbury-on-sea, the clouds parted, the sun came out and it turned out to be a glorious day.
The tide was out this time, and as soon as we arrived we saw two Range Rovers set off from the island and head towards us - how they knew we'd arrived, I don't know, but it was quite nice. They took us across to the island so we didn't need to walk across the sand. No sea tractor this time. Although, that was good in a way, last year my hair was all over the place after travelling across on the tractor - it was a good experience though!
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| Evil Under the Sun |
We had cocktails when were arrived - I had a Burgh Island Breeze, followed by a Strawberry Daquiri - which were both very nice (and I think quite strong!). Gary 'McBar' was there again, he amazes me, he recognised us from last year and called us by our first names all through the day - he did this with everyone and there were about 50 people there. How he remembered everyone's name, I'll never know.
All the tables were named after books this time, we were on the
Seven Dials Mystery table. There was a 1930s authentic menu. For starter, I had Coquilles St Jacques, Sole-Suchet for main followed by Charlotte Russe for dessert. The food was lovely, the scallops were cooked to perfection, so was the sole. I couldn't eat all of my dessert.
After the meal, Gary McBar took everyone on a tour of the island. We gave it a miss this time as we went last year (and I'm not too keen on heights). This gave us time to enjoy the hotel a bit more before heading to the Pilchard Inn for one last drink before we headed back.
Burgh Island is at truly is an amazing place, and I can understand why Christie spent time here.
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| Torre Abbey Gardens |
In the evening, we headed back to Torre Abbey for the 125th Birthday Celebrations. The grounds were beautifully lit up. There were a few entertainers, and characters from Agatha's books - Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot.
We were guided through the gardens and made our way to the main grass area, where there was a cake made by the students of South Devon College. We all sang Happy Birthday to Agatha Christie, and then Mathew Prichard cut the cake - and we all got a piece - it was a very tasty cake.
Another fantastic day! Here are a few more photos...
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| Dressed up ready for Burgh Island |
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| Burgh Island |
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| Our table, Burgh Island |
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| 125th Birthday Celebrations, Torre Abbey |
Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day with a couple of talks, afternoon tea and a trip to Greenway!! I can't wait!!
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