Come on in the waters safe, cos' there be no Pirates in Devon!

Of Course we've always been a cut above the Cornish in Devon, we concentrated largely on smuggling while they were busy wrecking. This may well be a personal view as its based on the antics of my Cornish forefathers.

What we have seen recently though is an increase in the number of Parrots in Devon.

Now this brings me nicely round to an average day in the life of a hotelier.

We have received a lovely review form a recent guest "Billy" and his parents who had a super holiday.

Billy was very well looked after by the team and particularly enjoyed watching a DVD while Mum and Dad enjoyed a quiet dinner. One night however poor old Billy had issues with the film "Shrek",apparently it was stuck in a foreign language version.

The following night I recommended the film "Rio" which Billy seemed to prefer. We are still in dispute with Billy's lovely parents

I am not convinced that English is Billy's native tongue (or beak).

Yes, Billy is a Parrot and Billy is a regular guests who we love to welcome at Soar Mill Cove along with his fabulous family.

Apologies to Billy - the picture is not of him, this is a stand in and not nearly as handsome as Billy

Now, Billy is not the only tropical species spotted in Devon recently. On a recent boat trip some of our guests enjoyed the amazing sight of a Sunfish outside Salcombe

With a recent bloom in Plankton they have been seen basking in the sunshine. Enormous fish and a joy to see. I haven't seen any basking sharks yet, but no doubt they are out there enjoying the same tasty plankton