Saturday 14th May 2011
We rented a car in Oxford and drove into the country. I'll leave Ben to describe it.
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| Spring in Devon |
The English countryside, rolling hills woods and farms -Hedgerows and
villages- was looking superb in all its Spring glory. Fresh and well
manicured! This is typical of the whole southern region from Kent to
Cornwall. It captures the soul and brings back fond memories for us
both.
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| Busy beach at Beer |
This area of South Devon (Colyton) is rich in history and famous from Roman times.
The quarry at Beer supplied stone from that time forward for notable buildings Churches and Cathhedrals.
We stayed with Ben's cousin Elizabeth and her father, Ben's Uncle Ron. The whole family made us feel very welcome on their picturesque Devon farm, Barritshayes. This sketch of the farm house is by Elizabeth.
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| Barritshayes |
The farm sits among the hills with its own white horse
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| See the horse? |
Spring has brought iris and poppies
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| Iris |
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| Poppies |
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| More poppies |
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| Family Dinner |
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| Uncle Ron |
with Uncle Ron
and Aunty Vi
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| Aunty Vi |
We visited Seaton
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| Sailing dinghy at Seaton |
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| The coast at Lyme Regis |
and Lyme Regis
- enjoying tea by the sea
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| Tea |
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| Icthyosauris |
We found it's giant fossils, in the shop, not in the famous limestone cliffs.
We drove down the narrow lanes.....
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| Happy travellers |
.....waiting for cows to pass.
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| Slow cows |
How good to be in England in Springtime.
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