A quiet day........ Dad style!

After yesterday's mini marathon, we decided to have a nice quiet day.

It was a misty start, but when the sun broke through, it was delightful.

We left the hotel and trotted off down to the bus station to see if we could find out bus times in order to return to Truro from today's destination. There are 4 bus companies working out of Truro bus station and none of them wanted to admit to servicing St Erme. So dad teed up a taxi company just in case.

Off we went, but where, which direction - we had OS map, compass, satmap (satellite navigation for walkers would you believe), and mum's mini I pad. Must have takes us about an hour to track down the road we wanted. We walked country roads again (after the last 2 days, we've found that safest), and through Idless where we saw the Kenwyn Book Exchange (see below - brilliant use of redundant resource). Then on through St Clement Woods, that would have been lovely had it not been for nearly all the dogs we saw off their leads...and deaf!

When we reached St Erme, (6 miles on the clock) we found the bus shelter and with a bus due in 10 minutes, decided to wait. We met a very interesting lady from Norway, who has provided a home for 6 dogs 14 horses, and countless small animals.

Dad boarded the bus and asked for 2 singles and a dog to Truro, handed over a £10 note and apologised that he had nothing smaller. When he got his 25p change, and a very strange look from the bus driver, he went and sat quietly.

When we got back to Truro, they decided lunch was in order. We trailed through town until we found somewhere with outside seating, it was a fish restaurant, mum was thrilled (not) but went with it. Are we eating lunch or dinner said mum? Lunch said dad. The only none fish dish was a steak, so mum ordered a fish cake starter, and dad, sole with fresh veg and potatoes. When it came mum said what are we doing for dinner, this is it said he - oops!

We went to look round the cathedral, did a bit of shopping (including a spare battery for the satmap from Cotswold where we obtained the normal excellent service to which we have become accustomed, and shorts for them) and then back to the hotel, by which time we'd notched up 9 miles......just a quiet day then!

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M
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