Burgh Island and Coast

Yesterday we went to have a look around a bit of Devon. We went to the Island pictured below which was only a real island when it is high tide. Most of the time you can walk over a sand bar to get there. We helped Charlie with the invention of his new beach game involving an indoor soccer ball. He is aiming to have the sport played competitively at the 2040 Olympics.

We then went back to the farm to have a bit of a jam in the studio. We put a bit of a structure around a couple of songs that Charlie is working on for a new band called "Manfeelings" (because men have feelings too). One called "There's nothing like a fat chick covered in ketchup" and the other "The disappointment of the worlds largest prairie dog", which features me on a creepy accordian. You heard it here first.

After dins and some faffing we got our sexy clothes on for a big night in town. For the first time in my life I went to town in a boat, I would like to say it was a flash super yacht but it was actually just a dingy shaped a bit like a bathtub with a little motor strapped to it. We had some warm up drinks at Salcombe and then went to a night club called Coast where it was "Vodka Tuesday". Who needs alliteration? Vodka mixers were only a pound. It was cheap, it was nasty, it was hilarious. Me and Gaz were in fine form jumping around the dance floor like a couple of retarded springboks that have had parts of their brains removed. Thanks very much to Al, James, Rory and Charlie for helping us say goodbye to Devon in style (or lack of it as the case may be).

We said goodbye to the Ansell farm. I really had a great time in Devon, reminded me a bit of New Zealand for some reason. The Ansells really have a fantastic life there. I will hopefully get another chance to get back some time.

I am just writing this as we wait for a train back to Paddington (Bear) station. We had a bit of a fopar with trains as we missed the train (due to some poor reading of 24 hour time) we wanted at Totnes station and for the second time on this trip (already!) we raced the train to the next station, Newton Abbot. Unfortunately we missed it here by seconds so now have about an hour to wait. Bit dumb as we might miss the start of the Shapeshifter concert tonight, nevermind.