None of us move very quickly this morning and by the time we are outside a few light showers are coming, meaning we put out our awnings for shelter. So impressed were we with our chops last night, Ali and Grete return to the shop and get sausages, bacon and burgers for our 'fat-boy' dinner tonight. Paul, the warden, says he is impressed and envious by how well we cater for ourselves. In the afternoon he arrives on his buggy and gives us four huge duck eggs to ...

A bright sunny day greets us with the birds in full song again. A+G by some groceries in the site shop then we set off for a walk. An undulating, grassy track takes us a few hundred yards to the Bridgetown Cricket ground, voted by Wisden as the 'most picturesque cricket ground in England'. Standing with the river and trees behind us we look up the gentle slope across the manicured grass and mown wicket. The far side rises more steeply forming a natural seatin...

We leave home at 10:45 and stop at Playing Place for fuel. It's a bright and sunny journey with a medium amount of traffic, but once we are through the Temple roadworks it is quieter. There are lots of motorhomes heading west, some no doubt bound for the Royal Cornwall Show. The lateness of spring this year is shown by the full blossom on May trees which dot Bodmin Moor with their white pompom shapes. After lunch in a layby near Okehampton we join the M5 to t...