We set off just after lunch on Friday afternoon and had quite a long journey down to south Devon. There was a lengthy diversion which meant we missed out on the dual carriageway to Dorchester due to a sink hole appearing on the A35 and then there were multiple lights set up on the small roads on the way to Bigbury for the various roadworks greeting visitors to the south west.
However, we got to Mount Folly Farm campsite not long after 5 and were able to set up quickly enough with the tanks filled with water and the electric hook up in place. That gave us time to walk from Bigbury to Challaborough, a good half hour for us with several photos in between. Burgh Island certainly looked the part and there were even patches of blue sky. These had disappeared by the time we left Chrissie's caravan, one of the static ones sleeping 8 people, and we got a lift home, very welcome it was too.
Chrissie was celebrating her 50th birthday and one of the standout gifts was the painting of the view from the back garden of the croft at Aird Tong. It is a fantastic piece of work. We are hoping to get some prints.
The rain continued into the night and there were heavy showers during the day too but we got together with family from Plymouth and had a good catch up before going for a swim. I had been looking forward to this for some time, using my wet suit for the first time and wondering how they actually worked, and whether it would feel ok to me in the middle of a cold May.
It was great. I felt shocked by the feel of the water on my feet and again when I plunged my head beneath the waves. My body felt good though amd it was sucha pleasure to be in and enjoying the sea at this early part of the year. There is no way I would go in otherwise and with Chrissie, Jamie, Charlie and Lily all in too, it was quite a gathering. I'm already excited about going in again but am getting some shoes for it too.
Back at the motorhome we had a curry and I got to watch the cup final before Maria got back and we fell asleep watching a film. All slept really soundly before we decamped and had a bit of a mare leaving the campsite due to the road works and the torrential rain. Yet the journey became a good one once we were on the A38 and knew our way back.
A lovely weekend away with family and just a fortnight till we sleep out again with the family making celebrations over the Bank Holiday weekend.
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