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Exmoor coast with supposedly highest sea cliffs in England (not highest in UK)
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Countisbury hill to the right I rode up it in the rain solo & down as pillion where fella was overtaking! :shock:
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Have had a very interesting tho somewhat intense day. I was attending a regional symposium for Organ Donation. The speakers were quite high powered from Dept of Health to Anaesthetic research intensivists.

The most powerful presentations were from a donor + a recipient families. I cannot post details but suffice toi say the donor story was that of a 5yr old child.

If you have not yet done so please consider putting yourself on your countrys' donation register. Afterall as bikers we are statistically quite likely to end up in intensive care.

On a lighter note my hotel is opposite a large bike showroom. I arrived back just as it was closing but the very cute guy who was locking up said do come back in the morning! :lol:

My plan is to go to the medieval Exeter Cathedral in time for 11am & pay my Armistice respects. Maybe a little liight relief in the bike showroom will be a pleasant diversion after that. :D
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I love the shot of the cathedral...even if is under scaffolding. I like night photography.
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Had a relaxing day today having stayed overnight in Exeter after conference.

I took the opportunity of going to the Cathedral for 11am. Unfortunately there wasn't a full service, but it was a reflective place to be to observe the 2 minute silence, & there was a good turnout of people of all ages.
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Now as the Cathedral was built from 1050 to 1320 it obviously contains a great deal of history. There are little chapels all around the edge, some with relics nearly 1000yrs old! :shock:

I did come across some interesting nuggets. The son of the legendary Flora MacDonald is buried here. Flora helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape as immortalised in the song "Over the sea to Skye".

The sledge flag of Captain Scott of the Antartic is displayed, his family lived nearby.

My eye was also drawn to a marble wall carving,
Partly because the name is very close to that of my ex (& daughters). So as a little treat for all you Canadian colonials I took a picture. Then outside in the Cathedral Close I found a clearer plaque which I am sure you will appreciate :lol:
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After juggling some cash around I have finally invested in a laptop. I have been posting online mostly via my Blackberry & my eyesight is beginning to suffer :roll: I hope that I can add to my photo posts more easily, as soon as I have figured out how to use it properly :laughing:
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Thought it's about time I revived my blog & as we are going away at the weekend for our first bike trip of the year it will be fun to post a few pics from the BMAD festival.

The weather over here has been atrocious with very heavy rain + high winds. All the rivers in the south west are on flood alert & we are going to the seaside! I have been tracking the forecast & hopefully we will have a relatively dry day to ride down & after that who cares - the beer tent will be open! :cheers:

I do hope we get some riding in tho as we love the area & there are some fun roads especially on top of Dartmoor.

So now I have woken up my blog I find I have nothing much to say, but I will return soon :D
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Back already with a pic from last year's BMAD & some very punctual Triumphs
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