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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.

... the ocean for dinner.
It was an easy choice considering our location, fish & chips!!

Today Friday has dawned another beautiful day for our drive across Dartmoor to Bideford where Lona grew up to catch up with her brother and numerous cousins etc. We are told it is Regatta Weekend so the joint should be jumping.

... 2 of the group were caught but only because of me, not because of the security guards.
Another of the boys who managed to get away then entered the club the following night and had the cheek to ask me how my boys were as i passed him, sat at a table with his friends. Security have told me that they do not have cctv on site so apart from the 2 that were arrested finally, the others have got away ...

... but just could not get one to fit the motor home.

If you are ever in the area Witheridge is a nice place to visit.

We left on Friday the 4th to spend some time with very old friends in the "SECRET LOCATION"

Thanks dad and Mo for having us.

... 10 miles..........but with the wind for once in my favour(its been on the nose since I left Lymington) I should make it in good time.Will eat in the club tonight and say my farewells they have made me very welcome and so has the harbour masters team, checking that maybee and I even at 2230 was ok, at the top of the storms, great guys.

so next email should be from weymouth.

colin

... br>read on



Well this trip has surely turned out to be a bit of a none starter, I allowed myself 6 weeks to get to the scillies and back, in my mind ample time and
thoughts of balmy sunny days drifting down the coast,taking in some of my childhood haunts and enjoying instead of ice creams and endless pop, wonderful seafood dish's washed down with my own cellars wines
which I have on board.
How far wrong was I well after the disasterous rounding ...

Little Ted and his friends arrived at Heathrow airport. From there they drove back to Devon. Miss Williams checked her email and to the friends' delight, they had received an email from Barnaby, saying he would be flying home in the next few weeks. After a long journey and the exciting news Little Ted was exhausted so he curled up and went to bed.

... back to London. We got home in time to join the Vellas for dinner. Not wanting to cook, we went to the local fish and chips shop and got take away. Delicious!! At the end of the meal, Roy sheepishly admitted that it was his first meal of Fish & Chips...EVER!!! I still can't believe it. Exhausted and full, we all turned in early.