A quaint little B&B in the heart of Mere. Unfortunately we weren't there long enough to sample the three nearby pubs! |
Buckfast Abby's spire, shortly before the heavens opened up. |
The Two Turners |
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The floor mosaics had our attention (until we were told off for taking photos - tut tut!) |
Buckfast Abbey gardens were a delight - until we were dodging rain drops the size of marbles. |
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The colours of the 1930's restored Buckfast Abbey were amazing. |
Stopping to take in the view of the Dartmoor |
Rolling hills as far as they eyes could see |
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Approaching "Two Bridges" - a village named after, very originally, the two bridges which cross into it |
A couple of sheepies take cover under a tree |
Mary Poppins in the distance - braving the rain to put her camera skills to the test .... |
... which was well worth the effort! .... |
... amazing stone walls ..... |
... while us Men, keep the car warm |
An old shed at Two Bridges |
Robin, trying to steal the focus away from the two duckies |
What you can't see on the ground are hailstones the size of corn kernels - one of which got stuck between my toes in my jandles ... |
The highlight of Princeton - the old Dartmoor Prison - still in use today! |
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A lone ranger sheep, watching over his herd - or perhaps he was stuffed? It was hard to tell. |
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An old HSBC bank in Tavistock |
Tavistock oldies enjoying the sun as a wedding entourage forms |
A pretty stroll through Tavistock with Cornish Pasties in hand |
Ruins of an old Chapel (I think) |
Watch out for bug eyed magini! |
An opening into the ruin shows off the new inhabitants |
Tavistock Chapel |
Gini catching up on Harry, as we take a rest at the second nights B&B - on a farm outside of Tavistock |
Robin keeps Helen in the loop of our travels |
Our first beer of the trip - a half pint of Otter Ale (very tasty too!) |
The Otter Ale pint glass, which wasn't ours unfortunately .. |
After dinner snack of some Jail Ale found at the local - Elephants Nest |
Night two's B*B and a stunning morning |
We stopped to say hello to some of the local wildlife |
These two were nibbling each other |
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This dude was straight from the 60's |
He tried to chomp my hand off! |
So cute. Can we take it home? |
So tasty. Can we take it home? |
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Many thatched cottages all in a row |
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A stream ran the length of Beer's main street |
A view worth fighting over! |
Someone's shed on Beer's pebbly beach |
Pebbles on Beer's pebbly beach |
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Chip Buttie and Cheese Sammy on Beer's pebbly beach |
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Yum. |
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A view worth fighting over! |
Thatched animals outside one of Beer's cute stops |
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Scalwell Lane in Seaton - where Robin lived the first 7 years of his life. |
The house where Robin lived (after many street drive byes - this was the one!) |
"Trail" house - unchanged in all these years |
The football ground where Robins illustrious football career begun |
The local tram - more of a tourist attraction than a transportation route, but we were entertained |
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Who's that dork? |
More cute little Thatched cottages |
Caught in the act! |
Cottie - the mono-browed, mustache fronted cottage |
Old School Shell station |
Waiting patiently for the Tram to return on it's journey |
While Tom waited in the car, trying to avoid the many pollens which were attacking him for some reason .. |
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There it is! |
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