Traveling and arriving

We were out of the house early today to try to avoid the worst of the traffic on a trip to Plymouth.  We planned to be on the road by half seven and stop for breakfast on the way.  However, time and the Teen don't always function well together so we finally left the house at almost eight o'clock.
The traffic was ok but as its that time of year we got stuck behind quite a few tractors carrying hay or combined harvesters.  It always makes me feel a little thankful when I see this; we need to appreciate our farmers much more.
We stopped at Felicity's Farm Shop in Morcombelake and had bacon rolls for breakfast:

I ate most of the bacon bap before I thought of taking a photo, sorry.

They were freshly made and delicious.  Its take away food so we sat in the seating area behind the shop and enjoyed the amazing view towards the south coast.

 There were some lovely flowers too.

We are staying at C and D's while we are in Plymouth: below are some photos of C's georgeous garden.

These photos don't do the garden justice

Later, after arriving, we all went for a walk in Plymbridge woods along the cycle track.  It was a beautiful evening.

The cycle track runs along the track bed of a disused railway line which runs up the valley and onto Dartmoor.  Part of the railway has been restored as a heritage line which runs for 1.5 miles and is operated by the Plym Valley Railway ; they regularly run steam trains from Marsh Mills station. 

The cycle path continues climbing the valley side and overlooks a beach area on the river Plym where the Engineer used to play as a child.  That evening the area was quiet, the only sound apart from the birds and the rustle of the trees was the "excuse me" of cyclists (who don't seem to know they are allowed to have a bell on their bikes) and the occasional splash as a dog jumped into the river chasing its ball.

After our walk we all went for dinner to the Engineer's sister and brother in law's new house.  Its lovely and we had a wonderful time together catching up as the Teen played with our nieces L & I.  We hope to see them again before we return home.