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Abbey, Castle, Castle, Pub
We slept in a little this morning and so were in a bit off rush initially to pack and leave Looe. Patsy took us to the motorway and soon we were leaving Cornwall, through Deavon, bypassing Plymouth and into southern Wales. After a tea and wee stop we motored to the ruin of Tintern Abbey. … Continue reading
Plastic Patsy
We have come to appreciate our SatNav “plastic patsy” for a whole bunch of reasons. After trying a bunch of voice options, we settled on “Joanna Lumly” – aka Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous, because her instructions were calming, authoritative and easy to understand. The satnav is a TomTom brand – I am sure you have … Continue reading
That Other Eden
After a leisurely start, we motored in the rain to The Eden Project. We got there an hour after opening time and the car parks were empty, so we got nice and close, then walked down to the main complex. Wow What used to be a china clay pit has been transformed by tonnes of … Continue reading