Dropped Noel off at the station this morning on the way to work and waved him off carrying enough kit to backpack to Timbuktu and back. The trip via London Paddington, Exeter, Barnstable and then a bus to Illfracombe took him most of the day but he is now ensconced in a B&B, has picked up his number and map book and introduced himself to Barry (I could have given you a lift)T. who works where I work.
He rang home just as I was cooking spag bol for the kids but I rang back and he is happily sitting on a park bench indulging in a meal from the Lakes school of running nutrition. (Fish and Chips for those not acquainted with the Venerable Mr L.)
He seems very excited and looking forward to the challenge. Apparently Ilfracombe seems very nice but he was not overly impressed with the theatre building. “looks like a couple of cooling towers”
A bit of judicious googling informs me that the theatre is known as “The Landmark” (imaginative huh!) and the two brick cones are built from more than 300,000 white Belgian Bricks no longer in production and took two teams of bricklayers 10 months to complete. The unusual conical design has found wide support among the architectural community. It’s a good job that Noel is not that sort of architect!
Just 12 hours to go before they set off on the first stage, Ilfracombe to Exford Village.
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