We drive through the quaint seaside village of Sidmouth but realise that we do not have time to stop and visit. Instead we drive on to Newton Abbot to find Kate and Phil's house where we are meeting them for lunch. When we pull up outside we understand why they have said that it's not really an option to park up outside their home and camp. They live on a steep hill which overlooks the town. It's a lovely location and we are delighted to meet up with Luke (who we haven't met since his first Christmas back in 2002) and Jamie (who is new to us all). These have to be the most patient boys in the world. Francine is completely taken with them and follows them everywhere for the next three days.
It is such a treat to catch up with Kate and Phil again. Great friends who happen to live about as far away from us as you could travel.
We take off for the afternoon to Dartmoor Moors and wander around Hound Tor and the Medieval Village ruins that are just behind. It's great to come back from the walk to have a nice hot cuppa in th motorhome. It is a crazy experience to race around after their small car in our giant motorhome on the narrowest of country roads.
We decide that we will freecamp this Saturday evening and find ourselves prowling the streets of town looking for a suitable site. The ASDA carpark comes a close second to Elm Road, a cute narrow street that runs alongside the Lemon River.
The only nightmare is when we wake at 2am and realise that we have parked so close to the curved stone wall that if another car takes the park in front we could well end up enjoying the outlook for longer than we expected as it would be impossible to manouver out of our spot. We drive forward and enjoy the rest of our nights sleep.
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