First full day in Devon

We picked up a Ford fiesta from Avis at Plymouth and drove to our thatched cottage in Hope Cove--a square of very very old fishing cottages now converted to holiday homes. Some relatives on my mother's side own two of them. We had our picnic lunch on the sea wall very near the cottages. Beautuful scenery.

We were joined late the first night by Jacqui and Tom who drove the 5 hours from London!

There were flags everywhere for my return--England was very pleased to see me--people waved at me--and I must have done something very special when I was very young, because they were celebrating the 60th anniversary of whatever I did. I think it was the year I won the school marble competition!

We finished the first day with a splendid meal cooked by Jacqui in our cottage 'Rosecote!