Fish and Chips at Jennycliff, Plymouth

Billys Mam visited us for a fortnight in September, Billy and I took some time off whilst she was here but other days she was happy for us to work whilst she looked after herself.
The weather was good whilst she was here and as it was a lovely evening, after work, we decided to pick up and fish and chips and drive out to Jennycliff in the camper to enjoy the evening views.

August Bank Holiday Monday

We took our time getting up but did not have breakfast this morning as we were booked for lunch at the California Cross.

We packed up and headed off to Modbury for our lunch and we were not disappointed because they had bread and butter pudding on the menu - we were dying to try this as we had been told it was out of this world but it had not been on the menu when we visited before.  The meal was lovely and the bread and butter pudding was wonderful.  We will have to visit again!

A great end to a lovely weekend.

Steamer Quay, Totnes

The next morning, the sun was shining, so we decided to get the bikes off the rack and find the cycle track.  The cycle track took us to the Cider Press in Dartington and we spent a couple of hours looking around and watching the entertainment.

We then cycled back

We stumbled across the Devon Steam railway

 

We cycled back to the van, where It was a lovely afernoon

After lunch , I relaxed and fell asleep in the sunshine. 

August Bank Holiday - Steamer Quay, Totnes

We decided not to go to far for the Bank Holiday as s we were looking to move house so needed to be nearby.  We were booked into the Caravan Club site at Steamer Quay in Totnes, just half an hour away from home.

It was an awful day with thunderstorms and very heavy raing.  When we arrived we were told a lot of campers had left that morning because of the weather and some of the pitches were waterlogged.  We found a dry pitch and soon had the kettle on and were cooking dinner.

The next morning, the rain had stopped but the sky was threatening more rain.  We decided to go into Totnes town, this is only a stroll across the bridge.  However the town is on a steep hill with little independant shops either side but great for exploring.  Several hours later we had exhausted the shops and were back at the van ready for something to eat.

Billy cooked us a lovely Paella.

17th June - Another trip into London

We still had time left onour City Bus tour tickets from the day before, so we decided to use this on the river boat.  We caught a train from Abbey Wood to Greenwich, where you could pick up the River boat.
We were disappointed with Greenwich as the Cutty Sark was being restored and not on view so we did not stay long, just whilst we waiting for the boat to turn up.

 Views of the Attractions from the boat

We took the boat to Westminster bridge
 

 

From the boat we walked through Westminster and stopped for lunch in Little Frankies and then headed to Covent Garden, where they were cooking Paella but as we had already eaten we did not partake.

We enjoyed the entertainment

very funny singer

and had a mosie round the shops before heading back to Trafalgar Square, where West End Live was taking place for the weekend. 

We stopped for a short while but the rain was heavy, so we dived into the Cafe in the Crypt for afternoon tea before catching the train back to Abbey Wood.

16th June - Abbey Wood to the City of London

We had a good nights sleep and woke with a spring in our step to find out what lay ahead in London.

We headed to the information hut where we found a wealth of information on the local area and also how to get to the city and what to do once there.

We decided to go into the City by train, Abbey Wood station was a 15 minute walk away and the trains to Charing Cross were almost every 5 minute at a cost of £7.50 each return. Within an hour we were in Trafalgar Square deciding what to do next. It had started to rain but this did not deter us. We had Tesco rewards for the City Bus tour so found the city bus office and exchanged our vouchers for 2 tickets (saving £45). This included a hop and hop off bus and river cruise and we could use this within 24 hours. We then hopped on an open top bus and found that although it was open top there were seats at the front that were covered from the rain. We settled down for the tour and it wasnt long before it stopped raining. We just had to wait for the seats to dry so that we could move back and be in the open air. 

 

Tower of London


 



Big Ben and Houses of Parliament



Marble Arch



We stayed on the bus for the whole tour and then jumped off on the 2nd time round at the London Eye. We were hungry so went looking for something to eat. We found a great Noodle Bar where they cooked noodles with a choice off meat, veg and sauce. Billy was in his element!

After the visit to the Noodle bar we headed off to exchange our Tesco Rewards for tickets on the London Eye.

First we were taken into the 4D experience and then on to the Eye and into the pod.



Buckingham Palace


fter alighting from the Eye we then walked back across Westminster Bridge

Once across the bridge we wandered around Westminster taking in the sights


Westminster Abbey










Buckingham Palace






 

Horseguards



Women of War Memorial



Cenataph

 We ended up in the Spaghetti House by Trafalgar Square for a meal on Tesco vouchers.  We will not be wasting our Tesco vouchers at the Spaghetti house again!!

 
Then we made our way back to Charing Cross and caught the train back to Abbey Wood.