Last weekend three of us enjoyed a long weekend in sunny north Devon. Sadly a couple of others couldn't make it, such is life. We have talked about doing this for years & I have never really sorted it out until now. A wealthier branch of my family have a large holiday home in the area & this weekend it was free so off we went.
Our plan was to relax, talk wargames, talk more wargames, base new models & tart up some existing 10mm Nappies. This involved adding coloured company pom poms to 720 French line & Tony painted white crosses & squares around nearly 300 Polish Czapkas(?). In addition we played board games, watched the rugby world cup plus the 2003 epic England win - God Bless Jonny!
We walked & climbed, ate a huge amount & imbibed a small amount too...
There is even a fine pub two minutes walk away - what more could one ask for?
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| The bay at the bottom of the garden path. |
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| Tony mans the coastal defenses. |
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| An abandoned hotel - in the past we have broken in & explored, not this time... |
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| We rose early to catch Wales rout Australia in the Rugby World Cup. |
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| The match & our newest board game. |
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| Blood Bowl is a great laugh & thoroughly engaging; my Skaven team need painting, time to deploy contrast paints. |
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| We ate well too... |
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| Chris in his camouflaged outfit scouts out the scenery. |
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| This is so very Middle Earth. |
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| Beware of ambush by Wargs Tony! |
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| Those are our tracks in the shingle - it's a hell of a climb up that cliff though! |
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| The bay with the tide nearly out - dramatic stuff. |
We have been so productive that our next game, now underway, will feature over 20 new units.
This was a real "tonic for the jaded" & very much worth repeating sometime.
Thanks to both Chris & Tony for a really memorable weekend - I love you guys!
Our next battle report is due up any day soon so pop back soon.
Best wishes,
Jeremy
