A short visit

Just spent the last six days in Devon along with our younger son Josh.  Josh's last visit to The Granary was in April 2014 when he helped us move in and do some initial tidying of the garden/parking area at the rear of the cottage.
Last time he stayed he had to use the sofabed in the lounge and the sun through the skylight woke him at around 4:30, this time he was happy to sleep on till much later in the spare bedroom!
We were also 'dog-sitting' our daughter's dog, Dot for the week.  It was complicated trying to meet the needs of our 15 year old dog who can just about walk 200 yards along with those of a lively young dog needing at least two long walks a day!

Dot enjoying a rest after a walk along coast path 

Hil and Josh enjoying a coffee at the Pier House,Westward Ho!

Dot had a great time on various beach and woodland walks although we did start to worry when she disappeared for 5-10 minutes chasing a large number of pheasants at Brownsham.  Luckily she came back exhausted and we were careful to keep her on the lead if we thought there were pheasants around.

We also ventured into Melbury Woods, not far from Parkham.  These are Forestry Commission woods with paths through extremely dense conifer plantations, with very little light getting through, making it quite scary and uninviting.

We generally have good journeys to and from Devon because we tend to travel at quieter times of the week.  Returning on Sunday morning was fine but we did seem to have picked the day when caravan owners move their caravans back home from the South West -  it was like a migration of motor homes and caravans all the way up the M5!