Following the White family of Devon

We had a hearty English breakfast at the Moorland Hotel and then got quite lost trying to find an easier way out of the moors and down to Plymouth.  We were on narrow roads with hedgerows.  We found a lovely stream, bridge and mossy trees and rocks en route.  In Plymton we asked a policeman for help and he actually provided us with an escort into Plymouth.  After we parked by the "Hoe" which is the high ground of the fortress-dominated harbor, he even came looking for us to give us advice and information.  We walked a bit and decided Plymouth is worth a return visit.

Then we drove to Modbury, a little village that my cousin Susan says is in the White genealogy.  We found St. George's church, built in the early 1300's.  and, we found a book of the headstones with several Whites.  (Jeffrey).

Next we drove to Malborough, another little village en route to Salcombe.  We found All Saints Church, built around 1200.  There were no records, but we found Whites in the graveyard...Agnes and John.
Then, we drove to Salcombe on the water and got coffee and made ham and cheese sandwiches.  The weather was sunny and cloudy, but got to 50 degrees.  I think we had the best weather in the country.

Next, we drove to Kingsbridge where we saw the White family home that we saw 8 years ago.  From there we got rather lost finding the village of Sherford, where the Whites had a farm.  This time, St Martin's church was closes and we could not find the grave we found before,but they had really deteriorated.  We took a short walk and bought a book of the village in Frogmore, nearby.  We found a more straightforward way back to Kingsbridge, stopping to photograph spring lambs in the fields.

It was another adventure to get back here...more roads barely as wide as our Ford Focus.   But, we managed, although it was a full hour.  Poor Mark!  We ate at the hotel.