Yesterday was a lovely, full day with the fam. We started off with a drive to Lynton, a hilltop town on the coast that is connected to the lower town on Lynmouth by a water-powered funicular. We stopped in the charming hilltop church where the organist was rehearsing Pachelbel's Canon, one of my favorite! Then we made the harrowing walk down the zig zag path to Lynmouth- an adorable harbor town alongside a river. We took the funicular up to the top and had lunch at Charlie Friday's. We shared a delicious cider, a drink that I love, but often forget about!
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| Fuscias and Pachelbel's Canon floating out of the church- heavenly! |
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| Looking down into Lynmouth from Lyton |
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| Lynmouth town center |
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| The tides here are very dramatic |
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| The funicular train to the top |
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| Up, up and away, Maeve! |
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| Cafe smiles with daddy |
It was nap time so we used the time to drive inland, through the moors to Exford, where we stopped at the White Horse Inn from a drink. Pete has been really happy with his beers here! Exford had a really lovely town green with playground so we happily stayed and played in the afternoon sun. Two women on horseback were riding through town and stopped so that Jude could see the horses. They were super friendly and shared a tip for our drive back to Porlock- an ice cream place with amazing views.
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| Two babies sleeping in the car :) |
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| White Horse Inn |
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| Horse friends |
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| Exford town center |
The drive was as beautiful as the women claimed- across the moors with views to the sea. And when we found the ice cream spot (just an ice cream truck along the road)- it was perfection. Mint chocolate chip with views to die for! We really like it here :)
Jude took an interest in my camera today and wanted to try taking some pictures of "mommy and Maeve." Not too bad for his first attempt. The second photo is by Pete, Jude isn't that good yet!
