The Devon coast road from Dartmouth to Torcross is as pretty as it is treacherous. After winding through a cliff-top village, the road ahead falls away to reveal a giant lake – the Slapton Ley – flanked by green hills on one side and ocean on the other.
Tourists (or “grockles”) gasp at the view and, in recent weeks, even locals have been staring out to sea – where a giant humpback whale has taken up residence in the bay.
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