Situated near Okehampton (Devon) Bundu is within the boundaries of the Dartmoor National Park. It is a short drive from Exmouth. My choice for this weekend was to find moorland, so this met my search criteria.
Our journey to Bundu began after breakfast on Saturday, with a steady drive to Exmouth. We stopped part way to buy a bacon buttie from a van parked in a layby (bang went my diet!). The guy running the place repeated the thoughts that had been shared with him by a previous customer, relating to UK's over-relaxed immigration laws. I smiled my encouragement so, assuming my agreement with the theories expounded, he continued. I said mildly "The trouble is, we do visit other countries...so maybe that gives them the idea that 'they' might be welcome to visit ours...". He agreed, but stressed that we visit other countries, and then return home. Like his mother, he said. His mother bought a property in Crete and lived there for many years, but when her health failed she sold up, making a healthy profit, and returned home to benefit from the UK's free health service. Spot the irony!
Leaving the gentleman's pork scratchings, we moved on to Exmouth...where we spent a couple of hours combing the gritty sand for shells.
There's not a lot to say about the Bundu site, other than that it was quiet there and the facilities were adequate. This was okay, as by the time we arrived and had slobbed around we were ready to sleep.
We woke bright and early at 6am and were happy to cook breakfast before going for a wander round the site. We found that there was a cycle track adjoining, so we took the dog for a walk along there. If we visit again we'll take our bikes with us. Julian has a bike rack fitted.
By 9.30am on the Sunday morning we were ready to head for the open road again. The weather was fine...it felt good!
Note: What on earth will I do with the bags of conkers, sea shells, heather sprigs and small slate scraps that I've collected along the way? Several days of crafty moves ahead methinks!