Wed, 13 Nov 2002

author Tim	location Kingsbridge, Devon, England
posted 18:35 GMT	section Europe2002/Europe/UK/England/South England/South England 1 ( all photos )

Lyme Regis, Exeter, Kingsbridge ( 19 photos )
Sorry for the slackness of the updates here - we ate up all the phone credit doing the photo uploads, and had to find a convenient place to recharge it. Thanks Liz for the update - I know people get sick of hearing from me all the time. Sights on Margaret next.
Today we awoke to find it had been raining all night, but the weather was now ok. The sun behind the chapel on the hill next to the blue sea was a great sight to see (and of course photograph).
We headed towards Lyme Regis, a place Liz remembered from a previous trip. An hour's wander around the town produced some interesting finds, and was worth the effort.
Heading Westward through Devon, we next went to Exeter - one of the biggest cities for miles. We took advantage of a "Park and Ride", and had a good look around the very impressive cathederal there, as well as taking in a lunch.
Heading then South, avoiding Torquay, we are now staying in Kingsbridge, not too far from Dartmouth. The town is quaint, but we are totally blown away by the friendliness of the hosts. After ringing, we got directions and arrived to find the guy standing outside with an umbrella in the pooring rain, waiting to guide us in! Tea was forthcoming, along with many chats about relatives and in Australia, before a recommendation for a great pub in town.
Due to the weather, I dropped the ladies off at the pub before spinning around the one-way system (another very common arrangement) many times looking for a place to park. Despite protestations, I braved the rain to pick them up as well. Would have sounded much more sincere if Liz had have typed this bit :)
Still no major plans for tomorrow - who needs plans?!?

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