Sunday 1st April
We travelled to Devon today and got to the cottage at about 5pm. Greg and the girls watched TV and I went for a walk in the Valley of the Rocks. It was lovely. I climbed up on Castle Rock and watched the Sunset from the other side of the rocks than where we usually sit.
Monday 2nd April
We went to Ilfracombe today. I was determined to find the “Cairn” Nature Reserve, where the famous author James Allen used to go for his morning meditation when he lived in Ilfracombe between 1905 and 1912. He had written most of his books, including “As a Man Thinketh” after meditating at sunrise on the top of the hill.
When we found it, there were a choice of 3 paths- 2 which gently wound up the side of the hill or the 3rd, which was a vertical set of steps- straight right up from bottom to top! Guess which one we took! Yes, mad, unfit, un-warmed up Goldston family went straight up the steps.
Jacqueline was the fittest and got to the top very quickly. Me, Greg and Stephanie, who are not so fit, huffed and puffed our way to the top and flaked out in a heap on the bench at the top.
So far we have covered PE, History and Geography today. It is probably a good idea to look at the contours of the map before we do that again!
This is Stephanie and Jacqueline doing Morning Meditation at the top of the hill.
We travelled to Devon today and got to the cottage at about 5pm. Greg and the girls watched TV and I went for a walk in the Valley of the Rocks. It was lovely. I climbed up on Castle Rock and watched the Sunset from the other side of the rocks than where we usually sit.
Monday 2nd April
We went to Ilfracombe today. I was determined to find the “Cairn” Nature Reserve, where the famous author James Allen used to go for his morning meditation when he lived in Ilfracombe between 1905 and 1912. He had written most of his books, including “As a Man Thinketh” after meditating at sunrise on the top of the hill.
When we found it, there were a choice of 3 paths- 2 which gently wound up the side of the hill or the 3rd, which was a vertical set of steps- straight right up from bottom to top! Guess which one we took! Yes, mad, unfit, un-warmed up Goldston family went straight up the steps.
Jacqueline was the fittest and got to the top very quickly. Me, Greg and Stephanie, who are not so fit, huffed and puffed our way to the top and flaked out in a heap on the bench at the top.
So far we have covered PE, History and Geography today. It is probably a good idea to look at the contours of the map before we do that again!
This is Stephanie and Jacqueline doing Morning Meditation at the top of the hill.
On the way back down, Stephanie and I went one way and Greg and Jacqueline went the other. We were trying to find the old railway line.
We ended up with a new topic- “Orienteering by Intuition”. In other words, we got lost and really needed to “follow our noses”.
After that we went into the Ilfracombe museum, which was a fascinating place. We spent more time in there than we have ever done in a museum before.
We ended up with a new topic- “Orienteering by Intuition”. In other words, we got lost and really needed to “follow our noses”.
After that we went into the Ilfracombe museum, which was a fascinating place. We spent more time in there than we have ever done in a museum before.
Later in the day we went to Woolacombe beach for sunset photographs for Greg. We had great fun burying each other in the sand and building sandcastles.
Jacqueline is keen to develop her photographic skills and has taken some superb photos.
Jacqueline is keen to develop her photographic skills and has taken some superb photos. We have had a few hairy, scary moments where she has followed Greg into places that are really not very safe for a child to go. Greg has also had a couple of severe tellings-off over this subject.
Jacqueline took this picture of her Dad, with one foot in the water and waiting for the perfect moment. Is it a blessing or a curse to a have a child with a camera in tow?
And all that in just the first day!With love and abundant blessings
Amanda Goldston
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