Arran Lodge Torquay
97 Avenue Road Torquay, English Riviera, Devon, England, TQ2 5LH, United Kingdom
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... and post card writings.
I have started art again. Bought a pretty decent painting set with nice artists acrylics. Came with some extra fancy add ons. Bought a canvas too but that just seemed to be a bit of a drag. Don't really knoww what I want to paint so I just keep loosing paint basically. I seem to be going there when I am stressed. Then went ahead and bought a big book of art paper to just start doodling on.
I have been to Plymouth, once. I will ...
Phase 4 Day 1
... This however never happened. The railway advanced to the south -west and the train took the goods instead of the canals. The rest of the walking today was along this canal, a total of just over 8 miles. The walking was gentle, along the towpath. I passed coots and moorhens, a swan sitting on her nest, many mallards and a field of growing willow. The canal itself was edged by reeds and fairly silted up. It is not now used and has become part of ...
Where has the last four months gone?
129 days
22 Flights (only 1 delay),
11 Countries,
53 cities,
53 different beds,
1 cruise,
2 mini cruises,
55,828 kilometres, 34,689.9109 miles
75 Travelpod ...
Changeover Day 3
... do so we couldn't get too comfortable. I had sorted the washing out last night so watch out washing machine!! It didn't take long for it to be whirring away. The boots and shoes were cleaned, the bathroom wiped over and the floor washed. Then it was time to get the maps out and make sure we were familiar with the route and meeting up points tomorrow. We had a visit from Ann, one of the owners and her beautiful year old labrador Acer who sat ...
Phase 3 Day 4
... rather than a 15 minute break sitting in the car today just before the main village. It was 9.45 and I was going well. Next stop was Thorverton for lunch 4.25 miles away and 1.5 hours walk. Striding out through the very old village I noticed a rather unique bus stop. It had bunting- 'Be kind' being the handmade logo and chairs with cushions as well as all manner of notices including a 'Poem For March'. I was also made aware of the Crediton Food Bank as ...

