We should have guessed when we saw some of the Morris Dancers at the Park and Ride bus stop,but we were not prepared for the large number of Morris Dancers gathered outside the Lynd Cross pub in Horsham. We went in for coffee and watched even more dancers gathering before groups of them dispersed around the town. Morris dancing is an English folk dance first recorded in 1448. The dance is based on rhythmic stepping by a group of dancers, often wearing bells on their knees or shoes. Sticks, Swords, or handkerchiefs are also wielded in tune with the music. This was obviously well organised as the groups of Morris Dancers moved around the town all morning performing their own particular dance. These are just a few photos I took on my iPhone as we came across them . The drummers were fantastic. More soon --------------------------
For our final day in North Devon, Angie and I decided we would drive along the coast to Hartland Quay. Angie had been there before, many years ago. After we got off the A road, the road down to Hartland Quay was very narrow, very steep in places, and very windy. But we got there! The name Hartland Quay refers to the hotel in the bay. The area is very 'Jurassic' and quite beautiful. Films such as Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" and "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society" were filmed here, as well as "Top Gear" (although I can't quite imagine what they were doing here). Angie and I spent quite a long time here taking photographs until I fell inside the large rock with the hole in the middle!! It was made worse because I was trying to save my camera. I ended up with a grazed head and hand and a bad shoulder. The camera was fine. Th Island you can see on the left is Lundy Island This is the rock where I fell Panoramic view of
Unusual shots.
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