. Eight journeys abroad. ough of it by Satur-day afternoon and took a carriage for this place, twenty milesaway, and here we are. We have gone to Lynmouth by aninclined railway down 600 feet to the waters edge and thenwalked back. This afternoon we drove many miles throughwonderful glens and skirted Exmoor to Lorna Doones Valleyand saw so many interesting things I cannot describe them. To-morrow at nine we coach 20 miles to Minehead, lunchthere and take train to Bath. This will take us out of the 274 ENGLAND coast scenery and we shall not be sorry, for we have seen somuch our heads begin to wh
. Eight journeys abroad. ough of it by Satur-day afternoon and took a carriage for this place, twenty milesaway, and here we are. We have gone to Lynmouth by aninclined railway down 600 feet to the waters edge and thenwalked back. This afternoon we drove many miles throughwonderful glens and skirted Exmoor to Lorna Doones Valleyand saw so many interesting things I cannot describe them. To-morrow at nine we coach 20 miles to Minehead, lunchthere and take train to Bath. This will take us out of the 274 ENGLAND coast scenery and we shall not be sorry, for we have seen somuch our heads begin to whirl. In fact on the walk this after-noon to the Valley ot Rocks along a very sharp declivity Ihad to turn back I got so dizzy. Your Mother persisted anddescribed the rocks as wonderful. But this the 4th of July, such a noisy day at home, was dis-mal to us for we dont know a soul and other folks appear tobe in the same box and wander around like lost spirits. YourMother is just as keen for moving on and doing more travel-. GOING THROUGH LORNA DOONE VALLEY ling as ever. We hope to be in London by Thursday at latestand stay there a week or ten days and then go to theContinent. As we get no news here to-day I am impatient to hear ofthe Boat Race yesterday and hope U. of P. won. Your Motherjoins in love to you. Affectionately yrs, F. H. R. 275 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD Swan Hotel, Wells, Somerset. July 6th, Boys, I have written to you and Aunt Laura several times sinceI began the enclosed letter at Exeter, which I have been carry-ing around intending each day to finish it, but we have trav-elled so rapidly that for days I couldnt get a moment to course it w^as very delightful to travel by driving and wehave thoroughly enjoyed it, but after 10 days without any
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