This afternoon it was nice and sunny, and I thought it would be a shame to spend it sat in front of my computer again, so after much deliberation I decided to be spontaneous and go for a drive. This is a pastime I loved when I lived in Devon – those wonderful country lanes, beautiful countryside (I once went for a drive and found myself on the outskirts of Dartmoor, and couldn’t remember how I got there!) – so I figured it would be worth giving it a try here as well. I ended up taking some friends along too, as I was passing by, and the four of us wound up on Mersea Island, breathing in the sea air, enjoying the sunshine and the cool breeze.

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