Cottage dressed for Christmas
Beau with his thimbles
Looking across to Brixham
Surfers in the rough sea
Foam off the sea
Brixham harbour
Another view of harbour
Floating decorations in the harbour
Back home after another visit to Paignton this was our second visit this year last time it was for two weeks in October. Left Great Torrington on a freezing foggy morning the whole garden was white like a winter wonderland. Driving was difficult but thankfully as we got to Hatherleigh the sun was out & they had no frost or fog & it stayed that way all the way down. We like to go via Okehampton then over Dartmoor via Bovey Tracey & Newton Abbott.
We had never seen National Trust Greenway or Coleton Fishacre dressed for Christmas and we were not disappointed both houses are lovely so are the grounds.
The booking for the cottage is normally Friday to Friday but the owner was having a new boiler fitted on the Friday so we brought it forward for her, so did Thursday to Thursday the joys of early retirement!
Saturday & Sunday was a cold weekend but very embracing and not experienced that type of walk along the sea front for a long time. The sea was rough yet there were still young guys & girls surfing. It was nice getting back to the cottage which was nice & toasty warm. The whole week was dry & the visit to Totnes was a very sunny day.
At Brixham we saw these three older ladies in swimming costumes only swimming in the cold sea! took the photo of them running to the cafe, was told they are quite famous & well known for the cold water swimming in fact they do it all year round!
