Last Day–Padstow

Just a hint of rain this morning.  We’d decided on Padstow for my last day and used the park and ride as the town is always difficult to park in.  There were loads of boats in the harbour and the place was buzzing …

There were so many children crabbing and they all seemed to be catching plenty …

We had a wander around the shops, lunched in The Old Ship Hotel and then found the Christmas shop …

A last evening walk around the site and the rabbits were out and about plus an interesting piece of metalwork …

Apparently there’d been rain all around us but we’d had a lovely day ending with a lovely sunset …

Spending Time with the Boys

It was nice to have some time with Jamie and Phill and we came in useful as dog sitters!  On Saturday they had tickets to the Silver Ring at Royal Ascot and left the house suitably attired and carrying their new picnic set …

The following day we drove to the Grand Union canal at Leighton Buzzard for a walk along the towpath and it was delightful  …

Monday nights the boys always meet up with their friends for a drink so I walked the dogs …

We had a lovely sunset one evening …

Beach and Harbour Sunsets

You can’t beat Portreath for beautiful sunsets.  You can be walking on the beach or around the harbour and they never fail to mesmerize me …

Evening Strolls on Portreath Beach

A few evenings ago and tonight I took some photos of Hamish’s evening walk on the beach.  The first were at sunset and the latest were on a breezy but bright night …

Day Out in Ilfracombe and Woolacombe

The weather forecast told us that today was the last of the guaranteed dry days and so we decided to spend the day out and about.  It’s a long time since we’d been to Ilfracombe and so this was our first destination.  We parked and walked along to the Landmark Theatre and took a look at the surrounding area …

As we left the Theatre we spotted this triple jump mosaic which celebrates the achievements of Jonathan Edwards who had lived in Ilfracombe …

I loved the wording on the last photo – “If you don’t take off you never know where you will land”

We made our way up to town where I wanted to try and find the building where my Marshall ancestors were in business as hatters in the 1850/60’s.  Unfortunately only one side of the road was still standing and the side where my lot had been was now a wall with overhanging plants!

We walked through town and found a little cafe where we could sit outside for a coffee then it was back to the car and a move to the harbour end of town.  I went for a wander and took some photos …

After returning to the car we suddenly heard a helicopter flying very low and so we nipped out and down to the water to see what was happening.  We think it was just an exercise …

Leaving Ilfracombe behind we took the road to Woolacombe as we wanted to give the dogs a run on the beach.  All the car parks were mega expensive so we managed to find a spot at the end of a cul-de-sac where we sat and ate our packed lunches before going for our walk.  The first beach we came to had a very clear sign telling us where we were allowed …

It wasn’t very far to go and once over the bridge …

we were on the sandy beach …

There were a lot of people about as it was a Sunday but the photos make it look as if the beach was deserted!  We walked back to town, had a coffee and then it was back to the car and on the road for home.  As we neared the campsite we stopped to take photos of the valley which had been flooded yesterday.  Amazingly it was virtually back to normal today …

We had a lovely sky tonight and when I took Hamish for his walk he met the cows in the next field …

In the evening we were treated to a roast dinner in the caravan and it was scrumptious!!

The dogs were exhausted after all the exercise they’d had and just went fast asleep while we ate …