Wet.

Today has been windy, grey and mostly wet. I found it really hard to wake up this morning as yesterday evening we played Balderdash after our meal. Naturally we want to spend as much time as possible with our friends and family as we don't get to see each other that often. So bedtime was rather late except for Peter who had to get up for work in the morning.

Not to be done out of holiday activities a contingent; Vytas, Sally and Sam went body boarding at Putsborough. Even on the low tide the waves were big in fact there were red flags up at Woolacombe which is the other end of the beach but there are no lifeguards/flags at the Puts end and surfers are expected to be sensible. I asked Vytas to park in view of the surf cam and I spent the afternoon keeping an eye on the white car in the centre of the picture only to find that it wasn't them at all. 

Meanwhile Kate, Alex and I stayed in the warm kitchen. Alex had brought an instruction book, wool and a crochet hook with her and yesterday I had helped her to master crochet (not too successfully) and knitting, which was a lot better. Today Kate had the book and was reviving her knitting skills from 30 years ago. 

Meanwhile Alex taught me how to do Medieval finger knitting. That was interesting though we weren't too sure what the various ropes/braids were used for. Medieval friendship bracelets perhaps?

This evening all of us except for Alex are going to a ceilidh at Appledore. The evening includes a curry and dancing to The Oggle Band. They play a mixture of Celtic and world music getting everyone up and dancing so it should be a fun evening.