Easter Hols part 2...Devon

                   

favourite road in town

After we'd eaten our way around Cornwall we travelled round the corner to Salcombe, south Devon. It's one of our favourite areas in the world and we always plan our own 'escape to the country' while we're down there. 
 This time last year we shared a week with my blogging pal Cuckoo and her family...and had so much fun we decided to make it an annual event. Our 8 boys all get on well...leaving us to find time to catch up, indulge in some precious hooky and eat cake.

 

The weather was a teeny bit warmer - but I wouldn't go as far as to call it 'spring like'.

At least we had some sun.  

                                   

Most of the time we looked like this:

happily windswept!!

                          This year we stayed in a house on Coronation Road  - nice and toasty, really comfortable, reasonably priced and very close to the town (and our Mates!)

You couldn't see the sea from your seat - but you could spot it from the window!

The week was spent;

 We also ate a fair amount of Easter chocolate...

 ...and despite it being the Easter holidays we still found some nice quiet spots for lunch:

Mill Bay cove, East Portlemouth

We took a trip to local village Modbury - and found a shop 

selling wool (happy days)

With which I made another cowl!!

       We had a looooong walk to National Trust property Overbecks House

(it started snowing just as we got there 
but the view was still good)

 It looked like a lovely place for a mooch -but after sitting nicely for the cream tea we were on borrowed time with restless boys. We did manage a little look at the vintage toys

 (including original blocks!)

 When we took the tractor ferry home 

we were SO cold we didn't care what we looked like!!!

(Cuckoo managed to knit on this boat - she's hardcore man!)

We also spent a fair amount of time on the SW Coastal path - it really is amazing scenery. It's 630 miles long in total and goes all the way round the coast from Somerset to Dorset. We've been on lots of different parts of it over the years - and it never fails to deliver. This time we walked from East Portlemouth to Gara Rock

 GB found a little piece of sea glass 

and found a carrying stick for it:

 

Our last night was spent in a family favourite 'The Winking Prawn' on South Beach. It's very boy friendly (huge trunk of dressing up clothes and very patient staff!) and serves good food. Not to mention the fact it's on a beach.

 After a hearty breakfast at Island Street we said a teary goodbye and set off back up North to real life.

And as if to confirm just that, our #2 Kenzie goes into hospital tomorrow for, what we HOPE is the last time. I can't believe it's a year since I wrote this full circle post (how?!) but anyway, that operation actually failed - so we're back again for another try. As always, we are incredibly grateful for the fact that our visits are now so very routine.

fee x

(this time I will NOT be going down to collect him...finding myself passed out on a trolley ONCE was ONCE too often!!! your turn Cleggy)
ps Laura Burrows...I tried REALLY hard to find a way to contact you about the blocks after your previous comment - but you are a 'no reply' blogger so I had no way of tracking you down :(