Age 54!

My birthday was celebrated away in Stan at a camp site in North Devon. 

It has two streams running either side and this beautiful house as you enter the site with a waterwheel and Gemma Puddle Ducks!!

For the first time we set up the awning and as it is called a "driveaway" we did just that and it stayed up!

So much easier as you can leave fold up chairs and bits in it and just take Stan off on an adventure.

The first stop was Barnstaple as Lidl sent me a notification that I had a birthday cookie I could redeem! I also realised I had £10 free voucher too. So using the store locator found a near by one and off we went to buy treats and a matt for stepping on between the van and the awning.

One of the meals we wanted out was fish and chips so my birthday meal was classic Cod, Sausage, Chips and mug of Tea!  But these where no ordinary chips, oh my goodness they were delicious. Apparently a Yorkshire way of cooking that made them orange on the outside, but so fluffy inside.

From Barnstaple we then headed over to Lynton, a lovely picturesque drive and some incredibly windy roads!

The town has some lovely gift shops l, but I wanted to do a walk first which never done even though I must have visited here about half a dozen times!

The walk is through woods and owned by the National Trust called Watersmeet.

There are two paths, one that runs by the river and the other that goes through the woods, they both end up at the same place, the Trust Cafe! 

So we headed on the river path as I just love the sound of the water.  On route we came across a painted pebble which we will relocate somewhere else for the next person to find. 

The path was quite steep in places certainly got the heart going! 

We then after about an hour of walking with taking pictures ended up at the Café. 

Was a real treat to have not just one but two Robin's come to say hello! 

On the walk back we came across this log full of coins, I wonder how old some of them are? 

I love the seeing the river running through the town and the row of houses are so picturesque, sadly most are now holiday let's though. 

We then headed down to the front where the tide was in. 

Along the path is a great statue aswell which I love. 

The drive back over Exmoor was stunning, just huge expanses of moorland and sky. 

So there we are, now into the next year of life, let's see what adventures happen next!!