3 day trip to Devon - Return journey Sunday 24 July 2016

Saturday evening after our Cod and Chips meal and evening walk around Torquay, we found our way back to the Airbnb street and found a place to park. Not being used to modern cars it took a while to work out that the lights would stay on for short while, even after we had locked the car. Then inside for a 'summary of the day conversation' with the host. Then retire to our bedrooms for some wifi photo uploading before slipping into sleep mode. Next morning we headed down to Thrifty Rentals looking for a nearby petrol station to fuel up so the vehicle was returned with a full tank. The faded eftpos receipt at 09:32am from Alphington S/Stn on Alphington Road shows £18.11 (that can't be right can it) Somehow we were charged £2.17 for fuel by Thrifty Rentals, total bill £190.97. To save Barb having to walk back up to the closest Railway Station, Exeter Central, we left her with the bags and so once we had signed the vehicle back in, Jeantine and I hiked back up the hill to Station.

11:30 AM—11:54 AM TrainSouth West Trains 11:30 AM from Exeter Central on time every 60 min
Not having allowed time for a genuine 'Devonshire Tea' Jeantine googled a Devon town on the South West Trains line that we could call in have a 'Devonshire morning tea' and thus got off the train at Honiton and walked to The Boston Tea Party at 53 High Street. I thought it interesting that in looking for Devonshire Teas we found a place named after the dispute with England where the Americans threw a ship load of tea into Boston Harbor.

The Cafe / Tea Shop looked standard fare for a Cafe come bakery but outside in the back garden was more genteel, and less hustle and bustle than inside around the counter and tables.

11:17 Devonshire Tea served. Two reciepts; £15.70 must've been for the tea for three. And £5.20 must've been for a snack to have on the train.

12:35pm, walking back to the train station. In the distance is the rail bridge through the town. I think it was in this town we walked into the grand old local church and not a soul in sight. We browsed a few community notices to fill in time until the next train was due and then hurried back to the station hoping to avoid getting wet from threatening clouds.

12:38pm and walking back up to platform level after walking under the rail bridge.

Honiton to Clapham Junction, London; 2hrs 48min by train, 3hr 5mins by car and 158 miles