Kim and I spent the night in the camp beds in Isabella. We both slept well, although both woke up very warm as we were dressed for winter and the sun was out early and very warm. Unfortunately 9am was its warmest and it only went down hill from then!
I would say a leisurely morning was had breakfasting and getting ready but that is not the adjective that best describes it - chaotic? manic? stressful? Isabella is great but it’s still 6 of us in a very confined space and 3 of the 6 are the Twinnies and Laura!
We set off at 12.30 and walked the same path we had a couple of days ago to Mortehoe. Rather than pasties from the shop, we lunched at the Chichester Arms. The place was a bit scruffy and COVID meant we had to sit outside but the food was rather nice. I had a very acceptable ploughman’s.
The sun was out for a bit on the way back but on the way over we couldn’t even see the sea as the mist had rolled in a made for a rather chilly and damp walk.
Once we got back we went straight off to the beach. Trying to cram in as much as possible before they had to hit the road. We assumed that as the weather wasn’t great the beach would be quiet - wrong! It was less busy than yesterday but only a little. Charlie and I had a quick body board - rather annoyingly he is so much better than me! I assume it’s my greater bulk that puts me lower down in the water and therefore more resistant?
Of course, as soon as we were finished we had to grab an ice cream on the way out - those are the rules!! Then it was a mad rush to get them all ready for despatch. Laura finally left at about 6.45 which means they probably won’t get home until midnight - at the earliest!!
It felt weird to wave them off and then go back to an empty caravan. We’ve had a lot of fun with them this week and we wouldn’t have had it any other way but ... they do keep you on your toes 24/7!
We thought we would get a takeaway from a rather nice place at Mortehoe. We drove down there but the chap explained that they were so busy they couldn’t take any more orders. I rang the Thai in Braunton and they quoted a rather ridiculous waiting time of 90 mins! I’m not sure if it’s just so busy down here or that they are all trying and failing to cope with COVID restrictions - either way it’s bloody annoying not just to eat what you want whee when you want to!
We ended up at KFC in Barnstaple and called in at Saunton Sands (next to Croyde) for a 20 minute stroll to try and walk it off. During this time we had a call from Laura. They were not having a good journey home with the blessed tyre pressure warning light coming on about 30 mins after leaving!
Back to the quiet Brunnehilda. She resembles an army camp after all the soldiers have moved out!
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