Same Lighthouse (Smeaton’s Tower) , different weather (stormy autumn), no pirates (well, only agents of photoshop)!
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Transports of Delight
I don’t know if all Devon bus rides are like this, and I suspect it wouldn’t be nearly as amusing in the height of summer when you were in a hurry to get to the beach, but this is an accurate account of a Buckfastleigh bus ride: The bus arrived a few minutes late, people [...]
Tory leader in bewilderness
The Tories may be a lot more popular than Labour at the moment, but I’m not convinced they are any more fit to run the country. David Cameron had his bike knicked. He seems bewildered that this could happen when he chained it up …to a bollard! Why a bollard, why not a hedge, or [...]
what makes a perfect birthday?
Time spent with friends. A cycle ride along the canal in clement weather. A teacake and coffee outside at a garden centre. A longboat going through bratch locks. A deliciously foamy bath. A proper tea with competing children, raucious behaviour, jelly, cheese and pineapple on sticks (served ’70′s style), and other fabulous things. A chocolate [...]
