River Dart
Somewhere on a Caribbean Island
Last week I was lucky enough to get away on a break from home. I have been to Antigua several times and St Lucia once.
It was warm. It was sunny. I was, admittedly, in a jumper and jeans rather than shorts and a tshirt.
However this isn’t an island in the Caribbean sea or the Atlantic Ocean. This is the River Dart, taken from Greenways, the holiday home of the late, great author Agatha Christie. We were in South Devon, in the UK. The beautiful yachts and sunshine bouncing off the water reminded me so much of times spent high up in the hills in Antigua. With the sun on my face and the peace and quiet, the odd yachtie sailing slowly by there were definitely parallels.
The gardens are stunning at Greenways. We were lucky enough to still see bluebells (see my previous post about recent bluebell walks), so much wild garlic (ooh pretty but a little scented!) and the rhododendrons were amazing. So unusual to see yellow rhododendrons.
We had lovely weather for this visit, but on other days we dodged a little rain and wind and had the odd treat or two to make up for it. Now back to ‘normality’ or whatever normality living in a pandemic allows us. Masks on, walking boots on, planned appointments, nothing spontaneous for now. You never know I might even get my crafting mojo back if I am lucky.
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