title	Easter in South Zeal and Moretonhampstead, Devon - 9th April
intro	We haven't seen Grandma J in ages, and it's Easter, so we combine the two with a trip down to Devon and a stay in a cottage in South Zeal - a delightful never-before-visited village, despite being only just off the road between Spreyton and Okehampton, and only a few miles from Sis near Chagford. It's also the first long-distance trip with the all-electric car, which is not without its difficulties, especially because it's Good Friday and the world and its dog are also on the road. Our first attempt is Birchanger on the M11, but this is a disaster as 20 cars fight for two chargers, so we bail out through roadwork queues and find a BP Pulse off the A414 near Harlow. This is better, as it's quieter, but still involves a half-hour wait for a free charger. From there, we head off to Fleet on the M3 which has a reasonable number of chargers, so we get a spot almost straight away. However, the 40kW charging overheats the battery so we have to wait a bit for it to cool down, which is a bit nerve-wracking. At least there's a Pizza Express, so we while away another hour session with some food. Finally, we're at Exeter Moto's Gridserve which has 20 or so spots, so we get straight on for our final charge. All in all though, having to recharge every 150 miles or so turns a six hour journey into a nine-hour one. Anyway, once in Devon, we explore South Zeal, which amazingly, for such a small village, has two pubs, then visit Grandma J in Moretonhampstead, where we haul her out for some tea and cake. Then we're off to Sis and Matt's for an Easter buffet barbeque, followed by a walk around the edge of the moor. There's also a bit of air-rifle shooting down in the bottom garden.
imgp0230	The car's got a companion at Harlow Gate
imgp0231	A row of hire vans at Harlow Gate
imgp0237	Fred wanders off to the petrol-station shop
imgp0240	We stop for pizza at Fleet Services South
imgp0241	We try to get going again at Fleet on the M3
imgp0242	Back inside, waiting for the battery to cool down
imgp0249	We've made it to Moto Service at Exeter
imgp0251	Gridserve Moto has a much more impressive set up
imgp0256	Harry meets a dog in the King's Arms, South Zeal
imgp0259	The boys outside the King's Arms
imgp0260	Sis, Harry and Isobel in the pub restaurant
imgp0262	Matt takes a photo
imgp2300	Harry tumbles upside-down in the cottage lounge
imgp2303	We walk down the main road through the village
imgp2305	The boys check out the village shop
imgp2306	K6 phonebox and the chapel of St. Mary
imgp2310	Harry spins around in the playground
imgp2313	The boys try out an old-school rocking horse
imgp2316	We walk back to the cottage
imgp2322	The cottage has photos of South Zeal in the 1800s
imgp2324	Our cottage, on the right, in the 1800s
imgp2328	A view out of the bedroom window
imgp2331	A memorial cross in the chapel garden
imgp2332	Walking past the village shop
imgp2334	The recreation ground gets rolled
imgp2338	A delicately-piled bin in Moretonhampstead
imgp2340	The view from Grandma J's room
imgp2344	Grandma J chats to Isobel
imgp2345	The Lucy Wills building, from 1898
imgp2348	Grandma J says hi to a dog outside the butcher's
imgp2350	Isobel and Harry do cubes in Central Café
imgp2354	Isobel guides Grandma J back up the road
imgp2357	The Van du Pain bakery van
imgp2358	We head off to explore Moretonhampstead
imgp2360	A telephone box with "Covid Hoax" on it
imgp2365	The status of George Parker Bidder on Lime Street
imgp2367	St. Andrew's Church at the top of Fore Street
imgp2368	The nave of St. Andrew's Church
imgp2371	The nave window of St. Andrew's, Moretonhampstead
imgp2375	The Moretonhampstead Motor Museum
imgp2379	We briefly get onto the edge of Dartmoor
imgp2381	The boys have a car picnic
imgp2384	Fred roams around with a Strawberry Squeezer
imgp2387	The gang hangs around in front of the cottage
imgp2389	The cute little chapel of St. Mary's
imgp2394	Providence Methodist Chapel
imgp2399	Sis knocks up an Easter buffet
imgp2403	Fred watches as Harry does air rifle
imgp2406	Nosher shoots a few targets
imgp2412	Fred takes up the prone position
imgp2423	Harry pokes around with stuff in the garden
imgp2431	Sis and Isobel in the garden
imgp2432	Matt's on sausage duty
imgp2436	A view of the Methodist Chapel
imgp2440	Doug the Dog looks hopeful
imgp2446	We head off for a walk
imgp2448	A Queen Victoria post box in Providence
imgp2449	A Dartmoor gate
imgp2452	The awesomely-derelict Muddy Farm
imgp2458	Walking down a Devon lane near Aysh
imgp2459	A hairy cow on a hill
imgp2461	A gnarly tree near Little Ensworthy
imgp2464	Doug gets an inappropriately-oversized stick
imgp2466	A pile of animal bedding by a cottage
imgp2467	A couple of chickens strut on a wall
imgp2468	The boys avoid a very muddy path
imgp2474	A pair of small dogs roam around on a lane
imgp2480	Some Dartmoor ponies hang around
imgp2488	A Devon lane towards Gidleigh
imgp2497	A sheep and lambs in a field near Moortown
imgp2499	A very hairy pony trots over excitedly
imgp2504	Fred gives the hairy pony a scratch
imgp2509	Isobel gives the pony a scratch on the nose
imgp2512	A Dartmoor thatched cottage
imgp2513	A very traditional cottage
imgp2517	Doug's in the river at Forder
imgp2520	The massive barn wall of Muddy Farm
imgp2521	Authentic Nissen-hut village Hall, Wonson
imgp2528	Harry talks to some sheep
imgp2534	Matt has a go with the air rifle
imgp2536	Fred shows off the leaking bottle target
imgp2542	A couple of American cars lurk in a barn