Lodsworth - Staying with Friends

Today we headed from Newquay to Lodsworth to stay with friends, Jill & Peter Beckingham, whom we'd met in Manila. He was the British High Commissioner there, and she was super active in supporting NGO's not only in The Philippines but also in India where they were posted later. Lots of impressive stories to tell about her fundraising efforts.

Miraculously our 3 train connections worked as planned and we arrived there about 5:00pm. Their home is lovely - spacious & full of memorabilia of the numerous postings they've been on. More importantly, they are gracious down to earth people whose lifestyle is similar to ours.

We paused at their home for "tea" then headed off on a walk around the neighbourhood. This included the Lodsworth Larder, a small shop Jill volunteers in, then a local church - interestingly called Peter Church. From there we walked home then drove to the local pub, Langham Brewery, to sample their beers. Loved the ambience - small, quaint & friendly. We sat outdoor surrounded casks of beer. A friend of theirs was there, and regaled us with his numerous stories. Such fun to meet the local people.

The night we had the best sleep every - super soft beds with light cozy duvets,

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