Dear Answerfinder

You left a very big gap in all our lives when you went off on holiday without:

1: Filling in an Official Holiday Request Form (Form GA-OHR v7); and

2: Sending any of us a 'Wish You Were Here' picture postcard;

Please give us a full account of your holiday which (I assume) was as
usual spent on HMS Royal Arthur (the name given to Butlin's Skegness
during WWII and beyond).

A Very Envious

PB

Bryan,

The pressures of GA just became too much for me, I had to escape to
the wonderful countryside of Dartmoor and Southern Devon. I didn?t
fill out the official holiday request form as I intended doing a John
Stonehouse off Devon beach. That, however, never worked because my
wheelchair became stuck in the sand and the coastguard had to call out
a local farmer and his tractor to pull me out.

As for sending a postcard. I?m afraid Donald McGill type postcards are
not very PC now and I couldn?t find a decent card to send you.
However, through the power of the internet I have now found a suitable
one with a GA question theme.
http://www.monologues.co.uk/cards/pedro_206.jpg

What I did enjoy was good weather and wonderful scenery. Plus a visit
to some interesting National Trust properties. Here?s a selection of
links as to what I got up to:

Dartmoor National Park - famous for open moorland, wild ponies,
getting lost in the bad weather, a prison, and sphagnum moss.
http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/index.html

Dartmouth - harbour views, picturesque houses, and good seafood.
http://www.discoverdartmouth.com/dartmouthgallery.htm

Coleton Fishacre - Arts and Crafts house which belonged to the D'Oyly
Carte family. Snuggled in a quite valley with wonderful views of the
sea.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-coletonfishacrehouseandgarden/

Buckland Abbey - Francis Drake?s House. Didn?t hear his drum banging,
so I assume England?s not in danger.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-bucklandabbey/

Buckfast Abbey - Benedictine Monastry. Bought home a jar of honey
which I am now having for my breakfast.
http://www.buckfast.org.uk/site.php?use=home

The holiday was soon forgotten when I got home and saw the size of my work in-box.

Thanks for asking.
answerfinder

Wow, Marvellous, Answerfinder!

Many thanks for sharing your holiday snaps and experiences.

However, as a Lancashire Lad, I must point out that your piccy
supposedly of 'Blackpool Sands' was merely a travesty of the real
thing.

Next time, try the Lancashire variety and report back.

All the Best

Bryan

Bryan,
Next time I visit my wife's family in Leyland, I'll pop over to
Blackpool and with your generous tip I'll buy a huge stick of rock.
Many thanks.
answerfinder