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Packing

9/18/2019

 
Left pile: wear on the plane. Right pile: outerwear including raincoat and rain pants. Middle pile: clothes.
Really, what else do you need?
Various plastic bags, chargers, guide book, two knee pads and walking sticks :(
All fits in this carry on. (Ellie knows what a suitcase means, sniff sniff.)
Lightest-weight backpack we could find. Holds books and snacks on plane, rain gear, lunch, etc. on hikes.

Saturday 9/21

Land at Heathrow, train to paddington, train to Exeter, train to barnstaple, walk to The Old Vicarage—where we are staying until Thursday.
Have to remember how to read these boards.
Our room.
Love the bath!
First, tea in the garden.
After our tea we walk to the bus station to pick up bus schedules. Hop the 21 to Fremington, which is where we left off last time.
On the path.
Ha! Bob wants “he was a character” on his tombstone.
Fairly uninteresting walk, mostly along marshes.
Security idea for PP@L
We’re on an old railroad line, cute tunnels and all. This looks like a tunnel from the Thomas videos.
Our first pub. This is Instow.
My new favorite drink. It’s cucumber and elderberry and so good I have two. Which means we are finished for the day! We’ll complete this stretch of the walk tomorrow.
We order fish& chips takeaway rather than eating it in the pub because (a) it’s about half the price, and (b) fish & chips taste best outside! Check out the newspaper wrapping!
Not so healthy but it’s the first night and we’re on the coast where the fish is fresh, so.
  • 2019 Trip Blog
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  • 2016 Trip Blog
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