Up, Up and Away

Arlington treated us to a lovely morning wandering its grounds once more and then it was an afternoon at the van, and as the sun sets, the farmer who owns the next fields treats his wife to an anniversary present…

Jo   Anne

Marwood Hill Gardens

Today hit the giddy heights of 34 degrees in the sun, so we headed for whatever shade we could find at Marwood Hill Gardens.

They are a beautiful place to visit, with a large lake full of very inquisitive fish, and various hidden statues…. a lovely place for a picnic and a cuppa.

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We had a lovely day, despite the big old owl having her sights set on having Fred for her lunch!

Jo Anne

 

July in North Devon

Another trip up the A30 to Umberleigh brought us back to our camp site of the moment once more. 

When we were here back in June, we decided to use the week to totally relax, and therefore have quite a few things we want to do in this 11 days.

Today it’s the Lavender farm at Cheristow.  We had enjoyed our previous visit here, and wanted to return whilst the lavender is in bloom.

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The weather was lovely once more, with the temperature reaching the mid 30 degree’s c, so after a wander and a cuppa we bought a few little bits from their shop and then headed on back to the site to try and rest in the shade of the caravan.

Jo Anne

 

Ilfracome via Umberleigh

Another week booked in the caravan, and it’s Umberleigh again.   A lovely camp site with more still to offer us for days out.

Today was the time for Ilfracombe

Upon returning to the caravan site, we had our supper and a bit of a relax and then we were treated to another spectacular sunset

Jo Anne

 

Tehidy Bluebells

It’s a glorious start to the Bank Holiday weekend, and a little trip to Tehidy is in order, as I believed that the bluebells were blooming.

We headed off to Cot Road entrance only to find that the car park was chokka block full, so a quick redirection took us to the overflow car park/field at the North Cliffs entrance.

Despite all of the cars that were parked, we barely saw anyone on our walk around the woodlands, and even managed to get a seat outside of the cafe, in the sunshine, to have a cuppa and for Paul to grab a bit of bakewell tart.

Fred was not impressed at having to put his walk on hold for 20 minutes!

Thankfully I was not wrong about the bluebells, and they poked their little faces up at the sunshine, smiling at us as we passed.

Then it was time to head back towards the car and home again

Thankfully Fred remembered the way….

Jo Anne