Cricket

Today there was time for cricket practice. With the decisive Fifth Test starting tomorrow which England's men must win if they are to regain the Ashes it is maybe worth remembering that England's Women's Cricket Team are champions of everything this year. And here are future stars in the making!
A great pull shot to the boundary.

Working on direction with the top hand.

Bowling practice.

Wicket keeper.

More time at the beach

Bicton Gardens

Yesterday we enjoyed the day at Bicton Gardens - which involved yet another train ride. And lots of running around in gardens that are kept almost as well as mine!

Today we're off to the beach again.

Steam Power

Today we visited a few attractions around Buckfastleigh, starting with the Abbey.

And then onto the steam train for the half hour trip to Totnes...

...which the girls were excited about and really enjoyed.

Once we reached Totnes, we stayed on the train and came right back. All this travelling is exhausting!

Next it was the Butterfly Farm, which was hot and humid but not as hot as the Rainforest Biome at Eden.

And then before we got any hotter, we went on to see the otters.

And to complete a train themed day we played two versions of Ticket to Ride - both of which I won - finally, after a week of holiday making it onto the winners board!