Down to Devon

Sunday 3 May - With Ian's father, Jean-Louis, visiting for the weekend on his way to France we took advantage of having a rental car to go on a trip outside Bristol. Jean-Louis wanted to visit Lynton and Lynmouth where he and Marty had gone years before and where we had gone with Marty when she visited last summer. We made our way to Lynton via Exmoor, a national park. We passed through many quaint villages and stopped to have a pub lunch in Exford. The Pub is where Ian had his meals while on a field trip with the archaeology department the first week we arrived in England. After lunch we saw the moors with its gorse in full bloom, although the heather is not yet out so that the open land is dark brown with brilliant patches of yellow. It was very pretty with the blue sky and quick moving clouds but also very windy when we stopped to take a few photos. We made it to Lynton in the afternoon and walked along a coastal path and through the forest before exploring the city. Then we made our way down to Lynmouth where we explored a bit more before refreshing ourselves with a cream tea. We took the Funicular railway (powered only by water) back up to Lynton and from there started back for Bristol.