Grosvenor House Torquay

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.

... send it off to be published. Called Girl at the Farm Gate.

Thursday morning Lona & I walked to the top of the High Street, my previously good knee was quite sore when we got back for lunch and a quiet afternoon. In the evening we drove down to Brixham on the southern end of Tor Bay to a Cafe/Restaurant ...

... 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.

... 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.

... before the ascent of Everest), the next three days afford a window to move , unfortunetly it will not be west but back tracking east, Ive run out of time its taken me 18 days to get 63 miles, I could have walked the south coast path and got further in that time, Maybee has done well but corribees have their limitations, when on a time scale , if like Kudu your just going for it no matter ...

... tide. I had to round the bill at 1400-1430 in order to get the slack water.I had heard of stories of small fleets of boats going round as one, well not on this day,
I was entairely alone, but wait no there was the cornish shrimper that had been caught out off st albans like I was, and was moored alongside in weymouth, the owners going back to poole for a few days rest.The shrimper in my opinion was too far out and was
in the eddies again, slowley my gps told ...

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.

... nice for the under 4 set. On the way to Loveday's Evie asked "will there be berries we can pick at Loveday's?" Sure enough there were blackberries, raspberries, plums, apples, and figs waiting to be picked. We got to Loveday's around 7 for a delightful dinner and an early bedtime.

     

Tuesday 8/18/09
 
We spent the ...