Day 278-302

I'm back!!!!

What a time it has been, first the holiday and then a virus on the computer when i returned. That was sorted and then another so i will make the most of tonight just in case i cannot get on for a while.

How i have missed my nightly chats to myself. I did keep a diary of when i was away and i will give brief daily account, just so i have a record and can read back if i feel like it in the future.

Well i did say i wasn't really looking forward to the holiday, it did however do us good. We found ourselves for a while, and that was good.

A complete rest from work!!

Day 278.  I was up and ready before Tim got up and that surprised him, a good start to the day.We left home at 0430hrs! early but Tim wanted to miss the traffic. The sun was just rising and it wasn't dark, the colours of the sky was just amazing all soft misty yellows, orange and greys. The clouds looked just as if an artist had slashed the sky with grey paint using a fine brush. Two planes came up from the horizon just where the sun was coming up and they resembled silvery gold moving ribbons. I wondered who was on board and where they were going. As the sun warmed the earth, mist rose up and the wind turbines in the fields ghostly mythical creatures looming over the landscape. How good is the morning and i slept.
We arrived in Torquay and it was hot! the boats in the harbour looked grand, a lovely start to our break.
We walked around the harbour and had breakfast, then i shopped whilst Tim soaked up the atmosphere!
Ankle really swollen and painful so we rested and found our accommodation, unpacked and then sat outside the caravan with my feet up.
Evening in Brixham more walking and an evening meal whilst listening to live music. Manged to find some disposable ice packs. Tim had an early night and i watched the fireworks over the bay and for me an early night. Midnight. Kept to my diet!!!!

Day 279  Babbacombe Wonderful Sunday lunch at Babbacombe Arms. Paignton and walked miles. Watched a gentleman making a sand sculpture of a dolphin. Not sunny today but at least it was dry. We did do a lot of reminiscing about previous holidays when the boys were small. Watched steam train come into the station and we talked about i used to test Tim on all the brakes and wheels etc when he was learning to be an examiner of freight trains. Tom was a baby then and we would usually study whilst i was bathing Tom. I became quite knowledgeable!!
Went to the cinema a collected a time table, will get a film in some time this holiday!
Tim scuffed the valance of the car! thank the lord it wasn't me.
Got results of the times of our run! i did it in 40.16 seconds. Ah well at least i finished.
A walk round Torquay in the evening and saw a man stopped by the police, out came the blue gloves and he was arrested for possesion of drugs!! Handcuffs the works! of course we were looking and the chap waved at us so being friendly i waved back. Oops not the right thing to do. We didn't know him from Adam of course so we then beat a hasty retreat. Did the cliff walk and amazingly my legs didn't ache so i guess the exercise has been helpful. No plans for the week just get up and see how we feel.

Day 280.  A lie in!! Walk to Preston and Paignton really long walk and we had to stop for coffee! We walked for 2 hours without stopping after all. Overcast today but still dry. Back to Babbacombe for lunch. We walked beside the cliffs and watched a hawk being attacked by Crowes. A few hours sitting in the gardens with a book!! More walking and returned to the van after 8 hours. Another walk in the evening!!! and we talked and talked about the boys and how Tom would be walking along the beach studying the rock pools, seeing what creatures were inside and checking how deep the water was. Mikey would just head straight out into the water! That seemed a pattern, where ever we went Mikey would either fall in or need a change of clothes or shoes. We eventually bought those jelly shoes for them from Oddocombe beach after another wetting!! blue ones i remember them well. It talks of showers tomorrow but we will have to wait and see. They never seem to get the weather right when predicting! I bought book light yesterday so not to disturb Tim at night but i used it to guide Tim around the bedroom when he got up to find the door. So funny. We want to go to Cornwall one day of our hols but its the Royal Cornwall show so traffic may be heavy for a few days so we will wait until its over. Taking lots of photos, what a joy that has been. Well its cold tonight so i can feel a heated bean bag coming on!!

Day 281 Shaldon today. It rained! we saw a lovely beach apartment for sale and was sorely tempted.
This afternoon we went to Brixham to sit around the harbour after walking to the lighthouse!!!
Tim dropped me off at Goodrington beach, i changed into running kit and he left me to run back to the site!! lovely running beside the sea. Going up the damn hills was a nightmare though! Result one very swollen ankle! and painful. No more walking tonight!

More tomorrow, i have writers cramp. But we have a very happy event coming up which i will put here after my holiday account. Pictures to when i can retrieve the lost info since the virus!!