Blogs from Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 32

After Lawrence popped the question to Danielle most of us were only thinking one thing....stag do!! Best man Adam duly came up with the goods, hiring a pair of cottages down in Ashcombe, Devon that were complete with swimming pool, a games barn and no neighbours to complain about the noise and mayhem created by the frivolities that go along with a stag do. We managed to assemble down in Ashcombe in good time on Friday and after the Tesco delivery man had done us proud by turning up on time with a weekend's worth of food and booze we were soon in a local pub (I say local, but it was a 15 minute drive!), enjoying a cracking pub-lunch to start the weekend. You would have thought that picking the first week in July would ... read more

June 23, 2008 Okehampton to Dartmoor National Park, England Up early to shop before we leave for our hike. I have learned shopping at Marks and Spenser is an expensive deal, so we look for Tesco, or Somerfield for food shopping. Dartmoor National Park is England's greatest expanse of wilderness, some 365 square miles of raw granite and heather-growth moor. The hike today meets at Shapley Common a Parking Area in the park and is scheduled to leave at 11:30. The cost for the guided hike is 6.50 pounds unless you arrive by public transportation, then just present you bus ticket. However buses are few and far between, we would have loved to avoid the horrors of driving the two way paths, called roads, but there was no choice. After a harrowing drive, we arrived at ... read more

Its two weeks today before we leave and we are both excited and nervous at the same time... do we have everything? mostly. though keep thinking of things we need (when im in the shower and by the time im out i have forgotten what it was we needed, pls can someone invent shower pens or pencils and paper) the only thing we need is the coach tickets to london, better get them soon... ... read more

Mum and Dad were off to Paree for a few days, so we had organised our own little jaunt: some friends we met on Lake Titicaca (as you do) are in Exeter, so we decided to abuse their hospitality. The drive started with a pfffft: we waited for ages to get onto the M4 due to the ubiquitous roadworks, but as soon as it cleared up the Mighty Proton (our steed) roared and we flew down the motorway. Not quick enough for some, though - the Brits do tend to chug along, and anyone holding up proceedings is quickly subjected to close rear inspection. We found our place in the slow lane, despite adhering to the speed limit. First stop, Avebury - it's Stonehenge's poor but much larger cousin. A ring of stones is enclosed by ... read more

Europe here we come Sam and Debbie are finally on the road and we are First Trip Well Betty has made her first trip of many. A relatively sedate 5 hours from North London to Newton Abbot to stay with my Auntie Lissie. The last few weeks has been absolutely mental. We have been running around organising things and trying to get the load on Bettie down to something reasonable. As it is there is not a space left in her. But sadly we forgot the booze! However I'm sure we will be able to find some decent plonk in France. We are off tomorrow to Plymouth to catch the 15:00 ferry to Roscof where we then drive for an hour in dark and unfamiliar France to a B&B where we will be spending the ... read more