"Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up. "
- Ernest Hemingway


Thursday morning, and a wonderful sunny day in store. It's also pack-up day for our extended family trip to Bideford. 14 of us staying in a big house with pool, A/V room and about 2 dozen bottles of port (plus wine and beer) for a week. We had a great time last year, cycling the Tarka trail, swimming in the sea at Putsborough, and lazing round the house.

It almost doesn't matter what the weather does, although a bit of sun would be nice.

Here's a couple of pix from last September:

Jane slicing onions (under Kathy's supervision), note cunning use of snorkel gear to avoid tears.

Otis looking goooood!

Cycling on the Tarka Trail

Eating - we did a lot of this!

So fingers crossed for another good week!