Kingsholm Torquay

... 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

Well here we are at a very nice site, all singing and dancing. Our own water and waste and TV point.

The showers and toilets all immaculate and piped music!!!

We have the trailer now thank goodness.
More later

MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 2009

Well not a lot yet to report on Newton Abbot we are just chilling out a bit.

Cycled into Newton Abbot today to have a look in the shops, same shops ...

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.

... out to Country Cousins Carvery restaurant at Westward Ho for a traditional Sunday lunch today.
There was a mile of people on the pebble bank enjoying the sunshine, it can't last!!
Took them home and then have come over to Sharen & Steve Mays at Northam to use their computer. Apart from this travel blog I checked the A League and not happy with the Jets effort against Brisbane!!

... 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.

Well not a lot we can say here really. The site here is very quiet ************e here don't know why but they have reduced their prices to encourage people to come. It is very nice clean and tidy and the people are helpful. The countryside is beautiful around the are and the site runs along side the river.

No photo's I'm afraid as we have been here there and everywhere the last couple of days catching up on things and today looking for a trailer............... and still ...

... 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.

We arrived at Witheridge to spend some time with dad a Mo and collect the truck dog poppy! She had spent the week with them as it might have been too much excitement for her in Dorset.

We even got to sleep in the house in a real bed and have a BATH!! No we ...

... vigorously at us, indicating that we should park in a field across the road. I obeyed instinctively, assuming that he was a council official. Too late I realised that he was a rival carpark owner whose fee was twice that of the other carpark. We strolled through the ancient town, pausing to admire the ancient and rickety post office which looked a bit like a partly collapsed sponge cake. A long walk down a rough gravel path took us to ...