On this lovely sunny day, Helen and Paul joined us on a stroll around Totnes.
Then we visited the Coleton Fishacre National Trust property. Interesting house; superb garden
Sue and Martin in Mallorca 2019
On the Archduke's Path in Mallorca
On the Archduke's Path in Mallorca
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I had quite an interesting section between Dartmouth and your entry as I walked the other way - from my blog: 24th July 2016:
"Back to me lunching on a panoramic viewpoint high above the sea. I took a bite of my sausage roll. It turned out to be sickly, and violently currie flavoured and the thick surrounding pastry was like soggy cardboard, almost impossible to bite through. I stood up and in truec baseball style threw the dam thing as far as I could over the cliff, and I'm pretty sure it went into the sea.
I met another guy who I have seen a few times who is also backpacking the SWCP and he told me there was a café a bit further on at the National Trust gardens at Coleton Fishacre. After a big climb I saw a sign pointing to car parks and guessed this would lead to the café, but decided to continue. I made the huge corresponding descent and at the bottom I met an interesting couple, he in particular a follower of Buddhism and working at their retreat near Ulverston near my home and known to me. I mentioned that I had missed the café and he said, "oh, it's just up here through this gate" and I followed. That turned out to be a fifteen minute climb equivalent to the descent I had just made, and with interesting conversation all the way I was shattered. In rock-climbing parlance that is referred to as being sandbagged; however I passed on my blog card, and I was taken aback when he presented me with a 1965 Winston Churchill commemorative silver medal. I know he will be reading this and I'm sure from his sense of humour he will not mind my anecdotal rendition of our meeting which for me was interesting and worthwhile, and I may well make a visit to the Ulverston retreat when I get back home."
Brilliant Conrad. Have you been to the Ulverston retreat?
Sadly no visit. I think most of us say such things in passing but neglect to follow them up.
Worthy good intentions. I know the feeling. There's a list that will never be closed off.
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