Serenity in Somerset

We had a wonderful, relaxing break in lovely Somerset last week. We stayed in a luxury caravan overlooking the lakes with a short walk to the sea front. Amazingly, the weather was dry but a little windy. Everyday we went swimming in a warm indoor pool, my husband fished to his heart's content and we walked along the seafront. As it was September, it was reasonably quiet and an ideal place to find relaxation by the bucket and spade full.

Whilst my husband fished, I sat at his side either painting the scenes or reading. The swans and Canada geese were our main companions in our peaceful setting. What a difference to the holidays we used to take when time was ordered by the needs of the children. It is only in the last few years that John and I have had time to ourselves and it took me a while to get used to being able to put our needs first but I must admit it is wonderful.

We had a day out at Cheddar Gorge and Caves and it is such an interesting and quaint place. We walked up through the Gorge on the steep road formed by the path of an old river bed that had wound it way down through the cliffs. The caves were formed thousands of year ago and the inner rock formations and stalagmites and stalactites were formed by the actions of water.



We had never been to Somerset before and I recommend this lovely part of the country. We enquired about buying one of the mobile homes but decided that it was far to expensive to maintain on a yearly basis as the site fees and added extras were too costly. Compared to the same costs in France, it is more worthwhile to buy in another country. Good old Britain, you can always count on the economy to put a damper on things!!

Speaking of 'damper on things', we returned home to storms, floods and cold. Ah well, we can now sit and plan for our next holiday to the Caribbean to celebrate my sixtieth birthday. Yeh man!