Exeter 2nd to 4th October

Saturday 3rd October

Cannot catch a bus into Exeter as they won't stop on the main road as it's too dangerous.

Get up just after 8 and have the most ridiculously ineffectual shower, which whilst warm enough had about as much force as a tear drop!

Also had to change the gas bottle over as the heating wouldn't stay on as there wasn't enough gas coming through.

Decided to skip breakfast and drive to the nearest park and ride, which we were reliably informed had no height restrictions. Anyway arrive at the aforementioned park and ride and there was a height barrier but fortunately they had about 10 spaces reserved for over height vehicles.

Parked up and caught the bus into the city centre.

Walked down to the cathedral and decided to have breakfast at a cafe overlooking the cathedral precincts and intended to just have a cake and coffee but got tempted by the cooked menu and Tina had eggs Benedict and I went off menu and had two poached eggs, two rashers of delicious bacon and toast - all very nice.

Suitably fortified we went into the cathedral and despite the £5 entrance fee each there were no guides available. Fortunately they provided decent written guides, which were very informative.

Special mention must go to the 'mirror trolley' which means you can look at the ceiling and bosses without straining your neck - very impressed.

After the cathedral we wander up the high street, intending to find the tourist information office but before we reach it we found the second attraction that we intended to visit: Exeter's underground passages. These were excavated to house the water supply pipes and provide future access for repairs so that they didn't have to dig up the ground each time. The passages were very tight and quite low in places and Tina got quite claustrophobic but bravely saw the tour through to the end.

Went at long last to Wagamama's a noodle bar that Tina has wanted to visit for some time.

Tina had the seafood ramen and I had the scallop and bacon soba noodle salad. Both tasty but not lived up to expectations. Also had a side of crispy chilli squid - yummy.

After lunch wandered down to the tudor house, previously a monastery and now partially restored as a merchants house.

Decided it was time to go back and after a trip to Sainsbury's to replenish supplies headed back to the campsite.

Having had a cooked breakfast and a relatively late lunch just snacked in the evening and watched the final parts of P&P - god Jane Austen wrote some great lines.