ST George's Day and the week around it.

 Lyme Regis with my fellow missionaries (shown below with the exception of Ted whom we are off to meet).

Peter, Mike P, Geoff, Adrian, Me, Kevin

And here he is, with  Roses presented by Kev, fresh off a bus from Exmouth.

We are staying in a big house near the sea in Lyme Regis but today, wearing our roses to celebrate St George's Day we are off to the Swannery at Abbotsbury

followed by a celebratory pint and Roast Beef with all the trimmings.

The tie regarded by some as tasteless looks rather good on Peter

Does this remind you of the film "The Odd Couple"?

Nice to see a bit of class about

Elevenses at Abbotsbury

A sparkling day as the lads pose looking
 like an ageing tribute band

Kevin, cluthching our guide to the Swannery is
 confused as he has never heard swans go "Baaaaa"

The swans that aren't nesting take up position on the path
This one is waiting for Peter.

Geoff showing some "stile"

The Swannery is beautiful and well worth a visit at this time of year during the nesting season. Try and pick a day with weather like ours though.

The Beef-30 quids worth and worth every penny

Apart from one bloke in the supermarket car park who was flying the Cross of St George the English as usual are totally ignoring their Patron Saint's Day. Not us. We are off to Lyme Regis to celebrate in style.

Whoops! We nearly forgot Ted
who has fallen in love with a swan

Ted does his Idiot Gnome impersonation-very good too

The following day we go to Branscome-lovely village with good walks and an excellent pub, The Fountain Head- http://www.fountainheadinn.com/-which was flying the St George Cross from yesterday

Followed by a walk round the Cobb at Lyme Regis

The French Lieutenant's Solicitor

Out in the evening for an Italian in Lyme Regis. It wasn't cheap but it was good

The following day (Thursday) after a Mackerel Breakfast

off to Sidmouth where we met Geoff's brother Brian (who taught me to ride a bike over 50 years ago!)

After a planning meeting in the Anchor a walk along the River Otter

I knew Ted shouldn't have had the second one in the Anchor

and nor should Adrian

 A Faewell to Ted Pint then a Chinese Take-away and copious draughts in the evening.
Home in the morning.