Saturday, April 2, 2011

Cornwall here we come .. via Exeter

Early start at 5.30 am .., out of the house at 6.45 ... hearty breakfast stop at 8 am :)





yummy fry up




quick nano cache outside the restaurant ... getting into holiday geocaching mode ... always takes us to the most unexpected interesting places ..





passed Stonehenge on our way , an ancient stone circle in the mist



second geocache stopover at exeter airport .. fun cache .. picked up a travel bug wishing to go to Kefalonia, a Greek island, babe and the man off to Cyprus next month to see grandma so the bug will be well on her way to her travel goal ...




It got quite cloudy and misty over the dartmoor moors where we saw the windfarm .. giant wheels harnessing the power of the wind which was buffeting our van a bit so we could feel it .. what a raw energy source harnessed here ...


Forgotten to take my camera lead, so stopover in the nearest largish town to find a camera shop ... in luck in Exeter... could not resist a quick peek at the cathedral..


Exeter Cathedral ... lots of building work going on but would love to return one day for a closer look ...




medieval plans of the Exeter cathedral grounds that a currently being re-designed







stunning doors with intricate carved designs ..






thick oak beams and carved accent details ...



I can never resist old ironwork door handles .. their feel and sound can transport me straight into another place in time ...



Maya could not resist opening the door .. giggle ... a true explorers heart .. and so we got a peek into this little courtyard ..

bought the camera lead, only one hour to peek around but noted Exeter in our log for places worth coming back for .. next time we have travel days ...




lunchtime snack of a hot straight from the oven Cornish pasty ... before heading off toward Tintagel and a peek at King Arthur' Myth and the Arthurian legends playground .... pics to follow ....


milliande, maya & the man
xxx

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