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I didn't love Starcross

I said last week that I fancied a trip over the river to see if I could hit my MeshCore repeater from Starcross.

A map of Exmouth with Starcross across the River Exe

So this morning I jumped on a train and made my dream come true!

And now, look. I'll be real with you, bro. I didn't like it.

First of all, I couldn't get off the train at Starcross because the whole fucking platform physically forced themselves in before letting anyone off. It was weird. Why are Starcrossians so angry?

And second, the signposting? More like shitposting. On the spur of the moment, I decided to follow the South West Coast Path down to Dawlish. The signs took me on a loop around a church, dumped me in an estate, and when I thought I'd found my way, I landed at a fork where neither road had a footpath. I turned around and took the next train home.

A map of my walk out and back into Starcross

On the plus side, I enjoyed the weather! It was 1°C, the footpaths were icy and the air was unbelievably crisp.

Icy footpaths

Fuckin' loved the weather! The rest of it sucked.

And no, I couldn't ping my repeater.

A map of Exmouth with Starcross across the River Exe

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