I just asked Eliza what the favourite part of her day was. She claimed to have liked the fishing. Why wouldn't she? I mean fishing is fun - right? Yeah...I can see how Eliza would name fishing as her favourite part of the day...IF we had been fishing!!! But we haven't. We have done more driving around, preparing for the fact that tomorrow we completely leave the area.
Therefore, today we drove quite a ways 'back' the direction that we had come from to visit Dartmouth fort and the general area. Then we trekked through the Dartmoor National Park. We saw such contrasts in the areas. Dartmouth was delightful. I sincerely recommend a visit there, just to enjoy the beautiful green bay, leafy hills either side and quaint seaside village feel. It is the kind of place that you wish you had booked a bed in, if only you had known....
Then the national park hits and the high hedgerows give way to nothingness. Just green hills as far as the eye can see with the occasional stone fence or bridge. The sheep graze all over, and stand on the road, nonplussed by cars driving past, and at one spot we pulled over so that the kids could pat the ponies / miniature horses who were grazing there. The foals were surprisingly friendly and allowed themselves to be patted and fed by the kids. This area is all ancient volcano land, so old that the volcanoes have been worn down and are only smallish hills around the place. It is also one of the highest points of Britain, which is surprising, because we really didn't feel that we had to much climbing to get up there.
Tomorrow it is off to Portsmouth to make what we can of a rich maritime history. We shall of course go via Brighton, which I know in advance that the kids will love. I also hope to drag the family through the Brighton Pavillion for a look at life in the past.
The Caravan park is really an interesting place - more like 'Kallermans" in 'Dirty Dancing". Well, I don't know that they give dancing lessons as such, but there is an indoor and outdoor pool, an inside playground, a big outdoor one, a restaurant with live entertainment each night, a good little store and its own fish and chip shop. The irony is that it costs a packet to stay here (we are staying above reception in their 'hotel' but to hire an onsite van for a week is anywhere from 400 to 700 pounds at these places. You can take a holiday abroad for so much less, from here. Seriously.
Tomorrow night we are in a B and B which is very traditional. We have done the yurt (I am not sure what kind of accommodation that counts as) and the YHA. As yet we haven't booked anything for after Portsmouth but are not game to do the jump in the car and see what we find thing, with the kids in tow.
I guess we will see as we go....
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