Red House Residence 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.

... 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.

My teenage boys were beaten up outside out family caravan by 5 boys, who followed my boys back to our caravan after a night out in the onsite club. These boys were not staying on the site but were allowed access into the club without a pass. They hung about the club looking for trouble.
My boys were jumped on causing them injuries. Luckly my niece, who was with them, managed to get away in one peice ...

... 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 ...

... and Cloe on bandit 2, they had just bought and taking from Exmouth to Chichester, I told them my story, so your not local, no why, well you came in lounging back one foot on the tiller and then proceeded to reverse in , thought you knew what you were doing.I then explained
the foot on the tiller is to stop it banging around, normally a second person ties it up, the lounging back is the only way to sit and be able to reach the engine throttle to steer, and the ...

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 ...