Day six in Devon

Today was another relaxing day.

On my morning walk, Leia and I found a hedgehog.  It tried to hide by scrabbling into the side of the road, but to no avail.  Leia though was very happy to meet something new.  But once the hedgehog became prickly, she decided that she was not interested anymore.  At least until I stopped recording her!

The photo is from a field where my daughter and I went walking to, this being a field my son and I went to the day before.

As a family we returned to South Molton, but this was after my wife and I had been to Darlington Crystal.

Sadly our holiday is almost over.  But we still have tomorrow to enjoy.

Day five in Devon; Love, Weddings & Other Disasters

Another relaxing day.  Today my wife and son went to work some glass.  Afterwards, we went to Fremington Quay.  This was recommended to us on our first meal out on this holiday, but on getting there, we realised that we had been here before, this being last year, but it was closed.

I did get to go for a walk with my son and Leia, and when in a field, we spooked a pheasant which flew into a tree about twenty metres away. It was then that my son asked it they could fly.  We did find a field of flowers and Leia enjoyed running through it.

Later we watched Love, Weddings & Other Disasters.  Despite bad acting in places, this turned out to be a good film.  I was surprised considering how it started, but it improved and I am glad I watched it.

Day four in Devon

My daughter stayed at our cottage being ill and revising while my son, wife, Leia and I went to eat in Appledore. It was the best meal by far.  The view there is amazing though the service was as good as it was last year and so far has been the worst this holiday.

My morning walk was a visit down the small valley to the stream, Leia taking me up a one in one slope to get back to main path.  We did find a new path to explore.  Maybe tomorrow...

Day Three in Devon

A quick post as the WiFi is playing up here.  We went to The Rock where we had a lunch in the sun.  The service there was great, but I appeared to make a bad choice as everyone loved the food they had.

My daughter has a sore throat so after dropping them off back at the cottage it was a trip around Barnstaple to get her some medicine to help her get better.

Hopefully she will be better tomorrow. On the plus side, Leia was much better last night.

Edit - when uploading the photo (we ate at The Rock) I found out that my daughter, evil and twisted as she is, had taken lots of pictures. Maybe she is well after all...

Day two in Devon

Today started way too early for me. Our daughter was not able to sleep as Leia would not stop barking.  As noted yesterday, I was very tired so I went downstairs took her out of the crate and fell asleep on the sofa in the lounge.

She did wake me up during the night by licking me, and also did bark at sounds in the night from time to time, but otherwise, was much quieter than she had been before.  I woke up properly around five in the morning, or I should say I woke up and sat up stroking her while I had a kind of power nap.

At six, I walked her to Goodleigh, this time taking her on the slopes of the woodland walk which she appeared to enjoy.  Going up is easier when you have a dog towing you!  A late morning trip to TESCO almost resulted in my wife losing her Linda Farrow sunglasses that she bought at clearance prices in the past.

We had a late lunch at The Chichester Arms.  My amazing wife, that I do not deserve, drove us there. On arrival I was somewhat apprehensive due to the dilapidated look of the place but was pleasantly surprised. The portions of the Sunday Roast were huge and dessert was fantastic. My only issue with it was that my stomach is not large enough.  

Anyway, we are now relaxing, other than my daughter who is diligently revising for her end of exams.  She did take a break to help me type this, and also dictate parts of this entry. 

Day one in Devon

To say that we are tired is an understatement.

I got home late last night and was not too pleased when my wife woke, as planned at about four in the morning. I tried and failed to get back to sleep, so got up and packed.  We left later than she had planned though.  The drive took us along the M4 and not past Stonehenge (one of our children admitted that they had thought it was in Scotland once and the other asked when we were to pass it).  When we got to Bristol, traffic started to be a major issue.  I tried to avoid it by driving round Bristol, but missed the turning, so drove into it.  That was a mistake.  The children helpfully pointed out that thanks to my diversion, our ETA changed from noon to 1400 hours! But the drive was not as stressful.

However, we did get here.  Unlike last time, we are in the cottage and it is even more relaxing than when we stayed before.  

I have been for a walk with Leia already, which she loved.  The image that I have posted was taken by my daughter when Leia was waiting for my wife and I coming back from Barnstaple with take away food.

13 Reasons Why; The Drunk Slut

I watched this with my son yesterday. Another good episode.  While many could argue that this topic comes up over and over again, the counter is that for too many women, this issue comes up over and over again.

It did result in a conversation with my son about consent, but also why women do not come forwards when it comes to harassment, sexual assault and rape. But we also discussed the conviction rate when women do come forwards.