. Eight journeys abroad. 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
. Eight journeys abroad. 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. DOOR OF CATHEDRAL AT BATH let up w^e both feel like getting to London and seeing people and sleeping more than one or two nights in the same Hotel. We were quite surprised last night when Basil A/liles and young Harrison walked in at Bath. Yesterdays journey was an exhausting one and w^e feel like resting to-day. We left Lynton at 9 a. m. on the top of a coach and came to Minehead through the Doone country by Porlock and over Exmoor. We had a typical English driver, full ot spirit and fun, told us stories in Devonshire 276 ENGLAND dialect and amused us immensely. The only drawbacks wereclouds of dust. You cant imagine what sights we were whenwe got to Minehead and the joy of going into a clean, coolhotel to hnd lunch ready, but only 20 minutes to get it in andget brushed and washed for the train. However we managedit and after changing into three trams got here in time for 7oclock dinner, got a big comfortable room looking out on theCathedral and have been sightseeing all morning. I w
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