Tue Sep 4

We headed south to the coast today first stopping at a donkey rescue sanctuary. The donkeys who arrive at the sanctuary have either been abused or neglected or retired as working animals. Over 400 donkeys are here, guaranteed a nice life of food and companionship in the lovely fields of Devon. Donkeys tend to bond to one other donkey so if one donkey goes to the vetinary hospital, the other goes too. Thousands of people leave bequests for this place in their wills so they appear well funded with no entrance fees requested..here I am with "Pippa" who is 35 years old!







From there on to from where we hiked 2 miles along the cliffside to Beer, a holiday town. Beautiful views of the cliffs along the way. The Devon cliffs are mostly red but at this point they are white. Then back along the top of the cliff. A rather hilarious drive to get here, down single track roads with a couple of encounters with garbage trucks. They take precedence because they refuse to back up :-)
















Next we moved along the coast to Sidmouth, all in search of the perfect Devon cream tea. While perhaps not the best scone ever, it was pretty darn tasty with lashings of clotted cream and strawberry jam. Sidmouth is a lovely town with sprawling old Victotian hotels and beautifully maintained gardens. It is a decent size and so not too touristy.

Drive day tomorrow, back to Heathrow with a visit to Windsor Castle first.

Location:Devon Coast