Monday 10th August
The Bristol rally finished today so we packed up the caravan and after managing to get off the field, which had dried out, we drove to West Quantoxhead, Somerset which only took about 90 minutes. This site is a THS run by Somerset DA at just£6 per night. The weather was clear when when we arrived and we were parked with a panoramic view over Bridgewater bay.
Tuesday 11th August
The Bristol rally finished today so we packed up the caravan and after managing to get off the field, which had dried out, we drove to West Quantoxhead, Somerset which only took about 90 minutes. This site is a THS run by Somerset DA at just£6 per night. The weather was clear when when we arrived and we were parked with a panoramic view over Bridgewater bay.
Tuesday 11th AugustA decent walk was called for this morning and so we left the site, walked along the lane and then headed uphill into the woods. It was lovely and sunny and dappled in the woods.
We searched for and found a cache next to an enclosure full of young pheasants and then walked on and emerged onto the hill. We sat near the top and ate a sandwich, with the sheep looking on, and a wonderful smell of heather and gorse. We walked over Beacon hill and then onto Stowbarrow hill. There were views across to Wales and Bridgewater and Minehead. 
We walked through the woods, found another cache and then descended to the pub (without stopping!) and back to the caravan.
We walked through the woods, found another cache and then descended to the pub (without stopping!) and back to the caravan. Wednesday 12th August
We left at 12.30 and drove to Blue Anchor where we parked the car and bought a ticket to Minehead on the West Somerset railway -£4.60 each. The train arrived at 1.30 and we enjoyed the 15 minute journey.
We watched the steam train turned round on the turntable and then walked into Minehead and along the front to the start of the South west coast path. 
We weren't walking that way today, but as we have done some of the other end of the SW coast path we thought it would be nice to visit the end! We were going to walk the other direction along the North Somerset coast path. We walked along the sand and towards Dunster beside a golf course most of the way and with views of the castle in the distance. We had an ice cream at Dunster and then found a"defence of the realm" cache. This was a series of caches near to pill boxes along the coast. At Dunster bay we were treated to a flypast by the red arrows, which was strange having seen a display by them at the balloon fiesta on Saturday. We carried on walking along the beach until we were back at Blue Anchor.
We left at 12.30 and drove to Blue Anchor where we parked the car and bought a ticket to Minehead on the West Somerset railway -£4.60 each. The train arrived at 1.30 and we enjoyed the 15 minute journey.
We watched the steam train turned round on the turntable and then walked into Minehead and along the front to the start of the South west coast path. We weren't walking that way today, but as we have done some of the other end of the SW coast path we thought it would be nice to visit the end! We were going to walk the other direction along the North Somerset coast path. We walked along the sand and towards Dunster beside a golf course most of the way and with views of the castle in the distance. We had an ice cream at Dunster and then found a"defence of the realm" cache. This was a series of caches near to pill boxes along the coast. At Dunster bay we were treated to a flypast by the red arrows, which was strange having seen a display by them at the balloon fiesta on Saturday. We carried on walking along the beach until we were back at Blue Anchor. Thursday 13th August
It was a lovely day so we decided on a drive to Watersmeet. We drove to Porlock and parked, meaning to do some caches but we were in the village and not at the weir, so we just looked round the village and then had fresh crab sandwiches for lunch at a nice restaurant. We then drove onto Lynmouth where we had spent our honeymoon 31 years ago! Porlock hill was fun and we were glad we didn't have the caravan attached; we stopped at the top to admire the view.
We enjoyed the drive over the moor with bright gorse and heather and lots of sheep and Exmoor ponies. We had trouble parking in Lynmouth but luckily I spotted a car coming out so we grabbed the space. We set off for a walk up to Watersmeet. There were lots of people but we managed to lose them so enjoyed the peace and the views. We stopped at Watersmeet House and had a slice of pie and clotted cream, yum and then walked on to Hillford bridge where we found 2 caches -1 good and 1 rubbish. We walked back beside the river and stood and watched a heron fishing for a while. 
When we got back to Lynmouth we had dinner at the Village Inn, rissoto for John, and salad with chicken, mango and goats cheese for me. We drove home across the moor with the sun setting behind us.
It was a lovely day so we decided on a drive to Watersmeet. We drove to Porlock and parked, meaning to do some caches but we were in the village and not at the weir, so we just looked round the village and then had fresh crab sandwiches for lunch at a nice restaurant. We then drove onto Lynmouth where we had spent our honeymoon 31 years ago! Porlock hill was fun and we were glad we didn't have the caravan attached; we stopped at the top to admire the view.
We enjoyed the drive over the moor with bright gorse and heather and lots of sheep and Exmoor ponies. We had trouble parking in Lynmouth but luckily I spotted a car coming out so we grabbed the space. We set off for a walk up to Watersmeet. There were lots of people but we managed to lose them so enjoyed the peace and the views. We stopped at Watersmeet House and had a slice of pie and clotted cream, yum and then walked on to Hillford bridge where we found 2 caches -1 good and 1 rubbish. We walked back beside the river and stood and watched a heron fishing for a while. When we got back to Lynmouth we had dinner at the Village Inn, rissoto for John, and salad with chicken, mango and goats cheese for me. We drove home across the moor with the sun setting behind us. Friday 14th August
We had a quiet morning and then after lunch drove to Kilve and parked in the village hall. We had a bit of trouble finding the start of the walk but located the bridleway and headed steeply uphill through a covered path. At the top was a small field of cows. I was a bit nervous after our experiences in Bristol, but we walked straight across with no problems. We walked along the lane to Kilton and stopped to look at St Nicholas church, a wayfarers church. It had a very interesting chandelier made of wire mesh. We then continued along the lane to St Andrews church at Lilstock which had been abandoned but still holds one service a year.
We had a quiet morning and then after lunch drove to Kilve and parked in the village hall. We had a bit of trouble finding the start of the walk but located the bridleway and headed steeply uphill through a covered path. At the top was a small field of cows. I was a bit nervous after our experiences in Bristol, but we walked straight across with no problems. We walked along the lane to Kilton and stopped to look at St Nicholas church, a wayfarers church. It had a very interesting chandelier made of wire mesh. We then continued along the lane to St Andrews church at Lilstock which had been abandoned but still holds one service a year.
When we reached the coast path we diverted East to find an interesting cache in an abandoned house. We couldn't find it, but it looked as though someone had moved in. We walked West along the path towards Kilve beach, finding 2 caches on the way. The beach consisted of layers of sandstone and shale and you could see the folds clearly. When we got to Kilve there was an oil retort where oil had been extracted from the shale before being abandoned as it was not profitable. We had walked 10.5km.
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