Devon

Devon the English Riviera!

Our adventure starts like all adventures with a ton of planning. Devon is a pretty big part of England and it's Southwest of the Country. It's not as far as Cornwall but pretty darn close. It's a temperate climate and with some warm air hitting it there are lots of plants that you wouldn't believe could grow in this country. We decided to start our adventure on the South coast of Devon! Really we just wanted to pretend it would be warmer and more tropical since it's been so cold here.

On this trip we decided to check out the National Trusts cottages so we rented one so we could take Brian the dog along and have a good home base.  It was great! The cottage was so cute and we got a real taste of English cottage life. It had everything except for internet. =( But that was fine for the weekend.

The National Trust is a non-profit organization in this country that obtains large properties (usually from Wills) and then opens them to the public.  It became a common practice since the inheritances tax is so high that families couldn't keep with the up keep of a property.  These properties are huge! Like mansions or castles! And they are so amazing that this organization was started so that the houses wouldn't become ruins. Any way, it's a great way to see some neat places.

So South Devon... Is beautiful! It has coastal waters, cream tea's, seafood, and lots of beautiful people. We spent lots of our time hiking and walking to the coast on the first day. Just seeing the Ocean was amazing. In Dartmouth Bay we saw some dolphins making their way through the waters.  It was amazing!

The second day we hit the Dartmoor National park which is situated further in Devon. More on that in a later post.