A Devonish Christmas

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Due to a last minute change on travel plans I arrived at the annual family gathering sans bike. So instead of being out on 2 wheels in this glorious weather, I am forced to sit and admire it from the warmth of my Grandparents home just outside of Barnstaple in North Devon.

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Christmas morning saw the River Taw, which at this point is tidal, looking like a glacial flow.

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Sadly yesterday, my sisters fiance received some bad news and had to make a dash off to Heathrow to make it to Detroit in time for a funeral. I went with him in the car to Tiverton in order to get him on a National express coach as the trains are not running. On the way we had the most spectacular sunrise over Exmoor.

The -11 temperature really brought out the best sunrise!
(all photos are straight out of the camera, no photoshopping the colours.)

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All very pretty.
 
yes it rained today and finally cleared the ice! :evil:

looks like you had some good an proper snow there!
 
I love Devon. Its such a wonderful place.

My 5 year old daughter announced that she is going to move to Devon next year :lol:
 
I grew up in South Devon, Totnes and Dartington to be exact. I remember only two lots of snow falling in my whole childhood. Dartmoor used to get it slightly 'moor' often but it was always an iffy drive in a Herald and succession of shonky Vauxhall Vivas. We used to make the journey up to Holne. Not knowing if that bump was a small snow drift or a lump of granite always added a little something.

Now twice in two years!
 

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