Lower Norton Farmhouse
Travel Blogs from East Allington
Floods in the UK
Heavy down pours cause severe flooding http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20493378 http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/24/ uk-flood-warnings-heavy-rain-forecast With nations meeting in Doha to discuss a global plan to tackle climate change, the terrible floods hitting the UK are a stark warning about the need for urgent action to cut emissions (Labour accuses ministers of flood defence cuts, 27 November). ...
Off to Heathrow for a flight down south
12:15 finds me in the back of my favourite step daughters car en route for Heathrow, about now we should have been boarding the train but what with the weather and all that, trains seem even more unreliable than ever, so here we are. It comes to something when the biggest concern with a trip to Rwanda, is getting out of the West Country. Arrived at Heathrow in plenty of time even though we had to stop for fuel for the car, then fuel for the driver (Krispy Kreme donuts). ...
Back home again
... was quick, the luggage waiting for us (very impressive) and we just straight onto the Heathrow Express. This got us nicely into paddington to connect with the 1806 so we were back in Home by 2130 tired but glad we had made that train as the next we 2 hours later.
All in all a fantastic holiday which went like clockwork and we both enjoyed every second. Thanks for everyone who commented, we read them with great interest and the odd laff.
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Brake issues ...
... Crown for a ciggie leant over and dribbled a bit. Nice.
Before green tea and a bun, we ambled round the Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral close, which is lovely. The little tea shop was bustling. Incredibly, we must have lowered the average age of the punter in there considerably. It seems to me obvious that any establishment whose customers all have that particular pass for the bus should perhaps provide more than one loo. Nuff said.
Glastonbury was ...
Exeter and South
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Hopefully we will have a chance to return and see it without the rain and fog. We drove on the to the Hay Farm Bed and Breakfast between Plymouth and Liskeard. I found what I thought was the left turn off A 38 to the B&B but after making the turn the GPS informed us that he had to recalculate ...