Clovelly
December 16, 2008
We recently took advantage of Andy’s few holidays remaining for year 2008 to spend a long weekend at a Bed and Breakfast located in a beautiful coastal town called Clovelly.
After driving for nearly three hours we found ourselves warmly welcomed to Clovelly with a torrential downpour. Luckily that sort of weather did not persist through the entire weekend; we enjoyed a couple of cold, yet sunny, days. After navigating the steep cobblestone streets down to our home for the weekend we put up our feet and enjoyed a nice cuppa tea, as is traditional when the weather is wet and dreary.
Enjoying the warm early evening sunlight, we made our way down to the coast where we hiked along the rocky beach front to discover a discarded refrigerator and a lovely waterfall.
Finding it nearly dinnertime and with an appetite worked up we made our way to Bideford, a nearby town where we discovered an Indian restaurant where we feasted upon tikka, naan, pilau rice, and many other delicious dishes of the far East.
The following day we found our stomachs quite full but not too full to enjoy the full English breakfast provided for us. Scrambled eggs, fried bread, fried tomatoes, and bacon were only a few items found on our plates. Needless to say, we enjoyed our hike along the wet and muddy coastline.
We found ourselves spectators of an annual carol service that is hosted in this lovely little town followed by fireworks shot off from the pier. We enjoyed a hot pasty while sipping on mulled wine.
Our very traditional British holiday was concluded with a very traditional Canadian treat: Tim Hortons! That’s right. We pulled in to a petrol station just outside of Barnstaple where I saw the familiar Timmy’s logo right in front of my eyes! Andy thought that somebody had been run over by my reaction, or should I say over reaction? Of course we had to get a coffee and doughnut before heading home.
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