South Hoggs Hideaway Camp (another Greener Camping Club site).
Now I'd tried to get hold of my friend Julie Mann (who I went to Torquay Tech with, 40yrs or so ago!) but I only had her landline number and I now know she doesn't hear or use her landline much! I assumed, because she hadn't answered the messages I'd left (she didn't know there WAS an answerphone service!) - that she must be away so I booked into the camping site next door. This made the £12 membership I'd paid for Greener Camping sites a lot more worthwhile - and, on the whole, they seem like very pleasant, quiet and ecologically sound places to stay. The campsite and Julie shared the same postcode - on the outskirts of Holsworthy - so this was my target for the day. The bicycle chain behaved itself.
I traversed lots of small farm lanes with grass in the middle. passing through Sampford Courtenay, Hatherleigh, Sheepwash.
When I reached Holsworthy, it was getting late, so I visited the fish and chip shop - quite a queue - but my 'small chips' portion was HUGE and the pasty was cold - I shared half the pasty filling with Mabs and threw most of the chips and pastry away (what a waste!). Then I put my tent up at the campsite and went in search of Julie's house. Well - it's GROWN! The bungalow is now twice the size and has garages too (since the last time I visited - many moons ago). I nearly didn't recognise Juile when she came to the door - and then she smiled and I knew her! It just happened to be Julie's birthday! So she'd had a full day of celebrating with family. We had a great natter on into the dimpsy - when I thought I'd better make my way back to the tent...T'was lovely to catch up - and I've got her mobile phone number now!
Now I'd tried to get hold of my friend Julie Mann (who I went to Torquay Tech with, 40yrs or so ago!) but I only had her landline number and I now know she doesn't hear or use her landline much! I assumed, because she hadn't answered the messages I'd left (she didn't know there WAS an answerphone service!) - that she must be away so I booked into the camping site next door. This made the £12 membership I'd paid for Greener Camping sites a lot more worthwhile - and, on the whole, they seem like very pleasant, quiet and ecologically sound places to stay. The campsite and Julie shared the same postcode - on the outskirts of Holsworthy - so this was my target for the day. The bicycle chain behaved itself.
I traversed lots of small farm lanes with grass in the middle. passing through Sampford Courtenay, Hatherleigh, Sheepwash.
When I reached Holsworthy, it was getting late, so I visited the fish and chip shop - quite a queue - but my 'small chips' portion was HUGE and the pasty was cold - I shared half the pasty filling with Mabs and threw most of the chips and pastry away (what a waste!). Then I put my tent up at the campsite and went in search of Julie's house. Well - it's GROWN! The bungalow is now twice the size and has garages too (since the last time I visited - many moons ago). I nearly didn't recognise Juile when she came to the door - and then she smiled and I knew her! It just happened to be Julie's birthday! So she'd had a full day of celebrating with family. We had a great natter on into the dimpsy - when I thought I'd better make my way back to the tent...T'was lovely to catch up - and I've got her mobile phone number now!
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