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02-20-2007, 06:54 AM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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|  Devon Trip Report Well - my parents have moved to Devon and I decided to take a trip to visit them in their new home on Sunday and check our their new life. They have bought a beautiful house on Courtlands Estate in an old fishing village called Lympstone. It seems so quiet there - with tons of fields full of sheep and cows and a view over the Exe Estuary - I actually know what fresh air smells like now!!!! They decided to walk me down the hill towards the village - now I realise I have not bought the correct attire for country life and nobody wears high heels. Am in need of investment into walking boots and a fleece!!! Plus one of those stick things that everyone seems to lean on when they go walking!! 20 minutes later we are in a very deserted village and I am bright red in the face having never walked so far before - apart from to the chip shop!! We decided to go to the local pub and try out the local ale - I think everyone in there was interbred and crys of "aaaarrrr" and "oiv lived in this there village all moi loif" from the locals were to be heard (they all speak with a west country farmers accent like the Wurzels!!). I had some local cider (fantastic) and my mum had a half of the local ale - dad was a girlie and had a shandy!!! The dogs decided to bark at everyone who walked through the doors and we were soon invited to the locals table to sample pork scratchings and receive an invite to the disco they are organising in a couple of weeks (good look mum and dad - they are actually using the word "groovy" on the poster!!). Mum and Dad then made me walk around the village and back up the hill, where I promptly died and fell asleep on the bed not used to country living or the strength of the local cider!! Dad took me and my sister out for a lushious meal that evening at a local pub - which actually was extremely posh and we had goats cheese starters and then roast beef with yorkshire pudding and roast potatoes with lashings of red wine!!!!! I slept very peacefully that evening!!! Woken up in the morning with a beautiful view of the Estuary and walked to the window to realise that I was naked and the gardener was in the back garden!!!!!! So flashed him (a smile!!) and then got ready in mum and dad's "rain shower" (enough to fit two people in - dont want to think about what they get up to when I am not around - ugh!!). Then we went to Darts Farm - which is an organic deli with a cafe next to it. I opted for the breakfast - explained that I didnt eat egg and could I substitute it for sausage (of course I hear you cry!!) - well - my breakfast was massive and I had four sausages on there!!!!!! With two slices of bacon, mushrooms, toast and tea - fantastic!!! I then spent a fortune in the deli - they were handing out free pancakes which you could dip into their wild blueberry sauce - so had to sample it a couple of times!!!! Bought the local banana cake - lushious - nearly as nice as the one at BBG!!! We then went shopping for kitchen items for Mum and went to the gift shop before settling down in the afternoon for a huge hunk of carrot cake and hot chocolate. Mum bought me a huge furry rabbit to look after me now she has moved away (some of you may know I have house rabbits called Dave and Lola plus the disney character Thumper tattooed on my arse - am very into rabbits!!!!!!) Jen - I havnt yet found a tea shop serving devon teas. But there is a tea shop in the village that wasnt open on Sunday - so will investigate at next trip!! Apparently last week Robbie Williams viewed the mansion house that is round the corner from Mum and Dad - but it wasnt secure enough!! Could you imagine if he had moved in - I would be visiting all the time!!!! I shed many a tear before I left to come back to Bristol - but I have to say that maybe I am a country girl at heart and could be investing in some wellies in the near future instead of my Playboy high heels!!! Spent last night being cheered up by Marj over a glass of wine and a big block of Cadburys - now looking forward to the next trip - which is on Friday!!!! I am apparently going to the "Mariners Munch" next Friday at the local fishermans lodge - where you get parsnip soup, sponge pudding and fruit cake for £2!! When I first saw the poster I thought it was advertising the local s&x shop!!!!!!! I am hoping that I am not attending a swingers club in disguise!!!! Will do trip report on Mariners Munch next week!!!!!
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02-20-2007, 08:24 AM
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| great trip report lisa! and if robbie williams moves in close to your mum and dad, im moving in with them cause i wonna visit robbie too!
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02-20-2007, 10:16 AM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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| Will post reports on who visits the house - it is a massive mansion house on market for £2.5m - so somebody famous must move in - I am hoping it is a big black rapper!!!!!! :wink:
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02-20-2007, 10:35 AM
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| are there any in devon? i shall have my bags packed and ready for when the news hits of whos moving in 
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02-20-2007, 10:51 AM
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| Cancuncare Guru  Join Date: 25th Mar 2004 Location: south wales
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| I need a Mariners Munch please :shock:
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02-20-2007, 12:00 PM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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| I think you started the club Lynfa!!! Update on Mariners Munch - my mum went down to the boat house today and chatted up some boat man - apparently you are supposed to be a member to go but he said that if we say we are a friend of Neils they will let us in!!!!!! (still think it is some secret fettish club!!!) Have purchased wellys on the net today so will fit in next weekend!!!!
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02-20-2007, 12:07 PM
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| did you get pretty ones or just plain black ones?
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02-20-2007, 12:41 PM
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| great report! I can't wait to hear about this weekend. I would love to visit a place like that. Very cool.
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02-20-2007, 08:58 PM
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| Re: Devon Trip Report Excellent report Lis!!  Did Susan go too?Quote:
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02-20-2007, 09:49 PM
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| Re: Devon Trip Report Quote:
Ian :lol: :lol:
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02-20-2007, 09:58 PM
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| Re: Devon Trip Report Fine set o' lungs our Lisa has! :lol:
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02-21-2007, 06:10 AM
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02-21-2007, 06:12 AM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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| Re: Devon Trip Report Quote:
Also have one with "girt lush" on!!!!! Jen - the pork scratchings are in the same packaging as my local pub - so must be the same!!!!! Delicious!!!!!
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02-21-2007, 08:34 AM
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must post picture of you in your new wellies im trying to get some new flippies for cancun. icant seem to find the ones i want. i shall have to order from online store andhope for the best as some a$$ of a seller on ebay wont bend and ship a pair to me. even after i write a nice friendly email asking nicely all i got back was USA ONLY . bastard :evil:
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02-21-2007, 11:54 AM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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| Oh that is a gutter. Do you have Monsoon there - I always get my flip flops from there - they do lush ones!!!!!
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02-21-2007, 11:55 AM
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| no, what is monsoon. i want lush flippies. im trying to get a pair of reef ones they are called seaside
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02-21-2007, 12:06 PM
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| http://www.monsoon.co.uk/icat/accessorizeflipflops They are lush - I have about 6 pairs from last year. Also bought croc flip flops last year - they were like pillows on my feet!!
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02-21-2007, 12:13 PM
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| ok i draw the line at crocs i am now searching monsoon
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02-21-2007, 12:20 PM
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| hmm didnt see much i wanted there. i want these ones http://jackssurfboards.com/detail.aspx?ID=1473 love them
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02-21-2007, 02:33 PM
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| these are the best flip flops I have ever owned...in fact, had a pair, and someone stole them when I was scuba diving :evil: I had these in solid black: http://www.skechers.com/catalog/brow...t&prodId=20723 I also have this pair as well: http://www.skechers.com/catalog/brow...EFID=GOOSAVE15 I think I will order me some of these: http://www.skechers.com/catalog/brow...EFID=GOOSAVE15
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02-21-2007, 02:35 PM
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| hmm they look nice, but i can guarantee that they arent as comfy as those reef ones. i dunno. most comfortable things i own. i just need new pair. i wore mine out
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02-21-2007, 02:52 PM
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| I don't know..the ones that got stolen when I was diving were the most comfortable evah...I will be replacing them now that I can find them online! I like those reef ones too... :? It will be 100 degrees many days this summer here....I can get them all and probably wear all of them out. :lol:
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02-21-2007, 02:54 PM
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| oooh...I like these!! http://www.skechers.com/catalog/brow...t&prodId=20564 Here is the page with all of them in smaller windows: http://search.skechers.com/?code=SAV...VE15&u1=g&u2=p
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02-21-2007, 05:07 PM
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| OOOOOOOOooooo! i been to darts farm, its fab i take my wellies to devn with me lol
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02-21-2007, 07:54 PM
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| Gemma, has Adam ever bought you a cream tea? I can't wait to see Jodes when I get back and demand a cream tea. Also will go to Lisa's parents and demand the same. Flipflops = I buy any old sh*t! The ones I currently have are $10 black ones, plain as you like. You have to own a pair in Oz, it's practically the law
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02-22-2007, 05:31 AM
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Did Adam take you to darts farm Gemma?!!!! It is amazing - my new place to visit and get food!!!!!! Apple - crocs flip flops arent like the shoes http://www.jellyegg.com/ - go here and type in crocs sandals and you will see the flip flops. I was stopped in the street 5 times asking where I got them from!!!! They are so comfy!!
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02-22-2007, 06:10 PM
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| jen- i have had a cream tea in dorset a few years ago but no devon  lisa- yes he did they have the best food and the little supermarket section, my wellys are black with big hearts on :P
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02-22-2007, 07:45 PM
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02-26-2007, 03:52 AM
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| Cancuncare Addict Join Date: 26th Jan 2005 Location: Bristol, England
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| I have had my first cream tea - when I get 10 minutes will do second Deveon trip report!!!!!! Likin the sound of black wellies with pink hearts on them!!!! Excellent choice!!!!!!!
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02-27-2007, 09:25 PM
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| Need pics of cream tea, hurry up.
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