Day Three in Devon; Fremington Quay

Leia woke me up once in the night and early in the morning. Her bowels are not back to normal and she has spent this evening gassing us out of the room!  The walk we had together was longer than that of yesterday and while the paths are not as soaked as yesterday, they still need to dry a bit more as they are still a bit slippery.

Later we went to Appledore and returned to the Royal George.  The view, as before was amazing, and while I lived my starter, I was not too keen on my main.  But that may have been because of the Coke that I drank with it.  We had planned to return on Friday, but I think that if we do return to Appledore, it will not be to eat here.

Later we went to Fremington Quay where we had ice cream and Leia and I went for a walk. 

Now my daughter and wife are watching Love Island…

Day Two in Devon

Leia woke me up several times last night as she had an upset stomach. She has a particular whine when she needs to attend a call of nature, but this meant that I did not sleep that well.

Because of this, my morning walk was not as long as I would have liked.  She loved it, knowing where she was and was keen to get moving.  With the rain that had taken place last night, the ground was slippery and I had to be careful that she did not throw me off balance.  

She was soaking when I got back and my wife and I washed the mud from her.  Later in the day we went to a meal that she had booked.  The place was behind a hidden door, well, not hidden, but a door with notices on it which made it look like it was not there when  you looked at it initially.  The servings were enormous and it certainly was value for money!

On the way home, we stopped at a military collection where I saw a T-34 up close.  I also saw armoured cars which I had learned about recently thanks to YouTube video. We also went to Fremington Quay.  We have been here before, but this time we arrived just too late to get anything. We will return later this holiday.

I am ending the day on a high note, this being despite the loss Arsenal had against Chelski.  Apparently COVID has been an issue for the team.  Unless we improve a lot, I do not see much hope this season.

Day one in Devon

We are back again! I got home late last night and we woke early to travel down and made good progress till we got close to Stonehenge when traffic started.

Travelling early was a good idea with traffic, but we have been so tired.  It has rained today and apparently has rained this week, but hopefully the weather is going to be better later this week. 

On getting here, or rather before, we stopped for lunch at The Stags Head.  We had considered visiting here earlier on this year when we came before.  I have to admit, I started to have doubts when I got here, but they were dispelled. Good pub food with friendly genuine service.  Not sure if we will make a detour to come here, but if we do return here, I would be more than happy to start our holiday here again.

13 Reasons Why; Yeah. I'm the New Girl

A new day and a new episode.  I have watched this series before, and I did not like it as much as the other two before.  Watching teenage melodrama is even less enjoyable now considering the two teenagers I live with.  But watching it means that I get to spend time with my son which is great.  

Getting home, my wife and daughter were watching Love Island and Leia went crazy on seeing me.  Once she calmed down, I ate my dinner while watching it with my son.  

Watching it the second time round is interesting.  Of course there is trauma from the previous episode from the last series, but the characters themselves are unaware of what happened.  One of the annoying issues of the last series, that being changing that happened was not noticed by me.  But I have to say, I enjoyed watching it the second time more than the first.  

13 Reasons Why; Bye

What a traumatic episode.  I knew what was to happen, but this is still shocking to see it again.  Closure was present regarding Hannah Baker which was lovely.  The court case had an interesting outcome and did lead to an interesting discussion with my son.  Great disco. 

13 Reasons Why; The Box of Polaroids

Redemption is an interesting topic.  That was the topic of this episode, but not everyone can be redeemed.  The outcome of the court case was an interesting one and led to a conversation about conviction rates with my son.  I identify most with Mr Porter out of all the characters, though I am a lot more honest about my own mistakes than he is.  One more episode to go...

On the downside, people at work laughed at me about how Arsenal went from top to bottom of the table on the first day of the league. 

13 Reasons Why; Bryce and Chlöe

First of all, family.  I had wanted the children to take Leia for a walk this morning so I would have the energy to cycle to work, but they did not. This is despite the promises before we got her that they would walk the dog.  Saying that, I love walking with Leia, but I need to get back on my bike, and cycling in the morning means less traffic.  Instead, my wife decided to take her out, so I walked with her and Leia. What an amazing start to the day I have to say.

I still got to cycle to work, this being a round about trip to see if I am still able to cycle to my Wednesday job, where I have been working from home since the pandemic began.  I can do it, and I think that I may be better at doing so than I was back in 2020.  

My son and I watched one more episode of 13 Reasons Why, this touching on some of the reasons that women do not come forwards when it comes to rape and sexual assault, this being the awareness that others will judge them for this (among other reasons).  I did not get a chance to discuss this with him fully, but a big example is how Christine Blasey Ford was subject to abuse after speaking about her experiences. 

Later, the two of us watched What If...?  I love it.  Not sure that Hayley Atwell was drawn as well as she could be, but other than that minor issue, an awesome episode.  The two of us are going to be watching this later this week hopefully when the next episode comes out.