Torquay Backpackers Hostel

We said goodbye to Joy yesterday evening which was a bit emotional. I can not wait to go myself right now. 11 Weeks and 3 days before I land in Rio. Not that I am counting!

I am yet again one step closer though: After booking the tickets, moving bedrooms, forever not trying to spend any money and Joy leaving already, I decided to tell work about my traveling plans. It was such a relief! Slowly but surely my time will come! Muahahaaa!

i was at my bowling ally with my family and this really hot walked past
he goes to my bowling club and i am always flirtting with him and we
always have a laugh. but i dont know how to tell him i like him and i dont
know how he will react. but i am not bothered that much even though i
am like in love with him. oh well

... of £50/day (inc fuel) to allow us to travel for the next 6 months.

So, this flash place was not for us. We decided to continue forth up the road 15 min to a "Caravan Park"... quite literally a cow paddock where you could park your van. But a £3 the price was right and we were tired and could not be bothered searching any further.

Atleast there was a place ...

OMG only 3 more days to go before we are off wheely bagging ( Geriatric backpacking)

we have now just about settled in the new house and are now off again.

Looking forward to travelling and hoping that you all will follow us and keep in touch...those of you who have been to the same locations feel free to tell us some good places to go !

write again when we have gone somewhere

... town!!

Nearly forgot when we were driving through Newton Abbot on the way to the camp site, i saw a sign on the front of a small cottage it read "Charles Dickens parents lived here" Now here is some homework for you, is it the Charles Dickens of "A Christmas Carol" fame? If yes did his parents really live in Newton Abbot? If not then who is the other Charles Dickens?

Will upload a couple of photo's of today.

Well a bit behind with the blog due to no connection so here is a quick update.
We booked into Middlewick farm for a few days before going to Dad's and Mo's for a few days whilst "No Fixed Abode" was away being fitted with a tow bar.
The farm site was very quiet and relaxing, full of sweet smells of dung and pig poop!!!!
Truck dog Poppy thought it was great fun chasing the chickens!!
Hope you like the vid and pics.

... bureau and bought some souvenirs and then at a form shop for lunch.

Wound our way through one lane lanes to eventually get the through Torrington and follow the river down to Bideford.

Decided to stay with Lona's brother John instead of the usual Aunt Rose accommodation, she's not happy but will get over it. Yesterday was Bideford Regatta so we spent the morning on the quay ...

... bathroom floor was so wet due to a leak from the shower, it made it impossible to use the room.

A lady i met a couple of days later who told me that the caravan next to her was raided by police looking for drugs. Keeping her young children awake and very upset by the incident.

PLEASE PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE BOOKING YOUR HOLIDAY AT THIS SITE. Your children might not be so lucky next time.

I started writing on the plane:
"Just been reminded of Tom's pronounciation of 'Phuket' (read '****it'). Quite funny and it makes me giggle.

The actual start of the journey was a little bit of a nervous one. We sort of managed to get the departure time of our coach wrong and we left the house a little bit late. Shirls digged out her organisation skills and so we found out that the ...

... Oxford. It was certainly a more welcoming place than any of the others. As we walked in the door a friendly cleric handed us paddles upon which was printed a description of the abbey and a few snippets of its history. The town itself was unspoiled and picturesque and we felt moved to sit on a bench in front of the abbey and sip fruit juice. We were loath to move on, but after wandering through the almshouse across the road we resumed our ...