Running into the cold cold sea in England, feeling your skin protest and guarding your tummy as you know you will get a shock once that's submerged in the ocean, then feeling the first wave break on your body and enjoying the endorphins erupt with such an unexpected force that you laugh out loud and you cannot but wait for the next wave, and the next and the next... And you don't care about the cold of the air or of the sea anymore. Brilliant.
I loved the ocean and the long, sandy beaches and the secluded, secret ones, the constant sound of waves rushing towards you. I loved the two sunny days we had and all the others when a raincoat and a wooly hat were required to enjoy the beach fully. I loved the rugged coastline and the sheep, the English families huddled behind windbreaks and tucking into fish and chips with relish, the kids screaming for ice-cream even in icy wind and the shells and stones and the grains of sand in everything I wore.
I could go on and on posting gorgeous pictures of the ocean, but let me show you some other delights of Devon too.
The house we stayed in, with the most gorgeous English garden... Thank you for the hospitality Vanessa and John, my Boyfriend and me were so lucky to stay with you!
The streets of Appledore, which were such an unexpected gem to find, and reminded me so much of Burano.
The Green Man festival in Barnstaple, watching people enjoying parading through the town centre and then listening to great music and dancing in the streets.
I cannot wait for the wind and the rain, the sun and the sea to direct me back to Devon again.
Oh, and while I was away, I hope you enjoyed the wonderful guest posts my lovely guest bloggers provided - I surely did! I'm already inspired to ask you all about something else to blog about, I guess I'd need more holidays for that! :)
Thank you again Waves, Pau, Sarah and Kirstin!
22 comments:
Looks like a wonderful holiday! I might persuade my boyfriend down to the south coast for a holiday at some point :)
xx
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It's absolutely worth it, what a wonderful coastline!
I'd love to go to Scotland one day... Maybe next summer. :)
Gorgeous photos! I wish I could go to the beach :)
I know, I spend months and months pining for the sea every year... And I already want to go back. :)
oh goodness, the english coasts are, to me, one of the prettiest in the world. The little villages there are all such gems. You lucky girl! I've been meaning to go to Brighton for ages and never got there. The nature is so beautiful along the shores of England! x
Welcome home! Someday I will have the ability to spend a ton of time traveling to see the amazing places I only get photographs of. Also, not gonna lie, I get jealous of people who live on other continents because they are so much closer to so many different countries, hehe.
I really want to visit the UK, and these pictures just increased my longing for Europe even more! Also, the skirt or wrap you are wearing is beautiful :) This last picture is perfection, it really seems to capture the UK as I imagine it to be. How brilliant is that to be there during the Green Man festival? Looks like you had a blast!
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It's absolutely beautiful there Nikki, you're right!
I know, I'm so lucky to live in the middle of Europe and have so many different cultures around me, and I'm even more luckier to be able to travel.
I would be very very easy for you to find teaching jobs around here and see a lot of Europe - it would be a great project. :)
Thank you Mona, Devon is indeed beautiful!
Oh, and I'm wearing a scarf as a skirt. :)
It looks like you had the most amazing time! These photos are beautiful, i'd love to go visit Devon properly!! Glad to see you back too, shame i couldn't come meet you in London though :( xxxxx
Oooh Madeline these pictures are so pretty, especially the one with the footprints, but most importantly I loved your writing!!! Such a beautiful description, though I don't know if I would be brave enough to get into the cold water hehe.
Next time we'll meet, I'm sure! :)
Devon is such a beautiful corner of the world... Should get more publicity!
It needs some courage in the beginning, but then you're hooked! It's such a high! :)
I am glad you had such a wonderful holiday!
Your photos make me yearn to sleep my days away on a sun-drenched beach, and to look at stars the whole night long. :)
And is that a sundial I am seeing in the last photo? So cool!
xoxo,
Addie
The Cat Hag
Hmm, sounds good! It was much colder in England than to sleep on the beach though. :D
It is a sundial, yep. :)
Great holiday photos! I'm glad you had such a good time!
or maybe it shouldn't :) the most wonderful places are those without any tourists :)
Madeline, I love those photos, the coast looks wonderful and reminds me of Ireland - I liked the Cliffs of Moher the best :)
Thank you! :)
Martina, hey, nice to see you! :)
I loved the Cliffs of Moher too... I really wish to revisit it, along with the Aran Islands...
I guess the weather puts of quite a lot of people anyway. :)
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