Travels with Fufu, our motorhome
The journey to North Wales took about an hour longer than it should have done. Not surprising really as it was the start of the bank holiday weekend, so I suppose it could have been worse. The Holland Arms We had arranged to stay on a pub carpark for a couple of nights, which worked …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 15 (Sat 22nd May 2021) Yesterday was the final day of our planned holiday on the Dorset and Devon Coast, but we decided to break our journey homeward with an overnight stay at Sharpness. The stopover was actually at Sharpness Dockers Social Club, which offers places for motorhomes and …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 14 (Fri 21st May 2021) The weather forecast for today said that there would be more of the same heavy rain and gale force winds as yesterday, but worse. They were completely accurate. It can be "grim down south" too Our journey to tonight’s stop-over at Sampford Peverell, near …
Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 13 (Thu 20th May 2021) I was raining and blowing a gale this morning, but before leaving the site at Bigbury, I went to have a look at the sheep shearing across the road in a large barn. The shearing is done by visiting contractors who complete each one, …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 12 (Tue 19th May 2021) Our site for the next two nights, is high above the village of Bigbury on Sea, with superb views over Burgh Island, which is linked to the mainland by a sandy causeway. It is a true island twice a day, at high-tide when a …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 11 (Tue 18th May 2021) Leaving the Dartmouth Camping and Caravanning Club site, our next overnight was planned for Bigbury-on-Sea, but we decided to visit the village of Bantham first. Bantham is a tiny village with a few thatched cottages and a pub, as well as a fine beach …
Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 10, (Mon 17th May 2021) Torcross: Moving on from Dartmouth, we were booked onto a site near Salcombe, Ilton Farm. The journey took us along the coast and after a steep descent to sea level, the coast road runs spectacularly along a causeway between Slapton Ley (a national nature …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 9 (Sun 16th May 2021) Dartmouth: Moving on from Stoke Gabriel, we visited Dartmouth, parking for the morning in the Park and Ride, which provides a regular service into the town centre. Our bus each way was an open-top sightseeing bus which advertised city tours of Cambridge. We didn’t …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 8 (Sat 15th May 2021) Our site at Stoke Gabriel was a little too far to walk to Totnes, so we shared a taxi to the town with our friends, Jeeves and Michelle. We had originally booked to stay on a site nearly in the centre of Totnes, but …
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Dorset and Devon Coast Trip, Day 7 (Fri 14th May 2021) We had stayed for a second night at Manor Farm and would be staying at Stoke Gabriel for the next two nights. We decided to visit Topsham, a large village in Devon, which lies between Exmouth and Exeter on the River Exe. The River …
"See-u-Later" 